Table 1.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Screening | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
---|---|---|
Phone screening | Age ≥65 years. | History of tumbling, gymnastics, or martial arts experience. |
At-risk of injurious fall as indicated by: 1) positive history of fall-related injury in the last year, or 2) experience of more than two falls in the last year, or 3) concerns related to changes of balance or walking [19]. |
Currently performing ≥150 min per week of vigorous physical activity or physical therapy. | |
Independent walking (i.e., no use of walking aids). | Unable to walk household distances unassisted. | |
Normal or corrected vision and hearing. | At-risk of bleeding, or currently taking the anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin, apixaban, rivaroxaban, and enoxaparin). | |
Able to speak and comprehend written and spoken English. | Previous fragility fracture of the hip, spine or wrist. | |
Weight >350 lbs. | ||
Onsite screening | Bone mineral density of the hip ≥ −2.3 (i.e., t score ≥ −2.3, assessed via Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry). | Cognitive impairment as indicated by Saint Louis University Memory Scale (SLUMS) < 25. |
Balance impairment as indicated by performance <10 s on unipedal stance test [26]. |