PROTOCOL: Exercise interventions to improve back shape/posture, balance, falls and fear of falling in older adults with hyperkyphosis: A systematic review

Roongtip Duangkaew; Josette Bettany-Saltikov; Paul van Schaik; Gokulakannan Kandasamy; Julie Hogg

doi:10.1002/cl2.1101

PROTOCOL: Exercise interventions to improve back shape/posture, balance, falls and fear of falling in older adults with hyperkyphosis: A systematic review

Campbell Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 12;16(3):e1101. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1101. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Roongtip Duangkaew^{1

2}, Josette Bettany-Saltikov¹, Paul van Schaik³, Gokulakannan Kandasamy¹, Julie Hogg¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Health and Life Sciences Teesside University Middlesbrough UK.
² Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences Thammasat University Pathumthani Thailand.
³ School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law Teesside University Middlesbrough UK.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate and synthesize published and unpublished literature on the effectiveness of a diverse range of exercise programs on back shape/posture, balance, falling and fear of falling in older people with hyperkyphosis.

Objectives: The objective of this systematic review is to determine the effects of difference exercise programs on back shape/posture, balance, falling and fear of falling in older adults with hyperkyphosis.