Tailored group exercise (Falls Management Exercise — FaME) reduces falls in community-dwelling older frequent fallers (an RCT)

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SIR—Frequent or recurrent fallers are more likely to have chronic medical conditions and physiological impairments, exhibit functional decline and have poor outcomes, than single fallers [1]. Fractures are also more common in recurrent fallers than single fallers [2]. Modern surgery for hip fracture can no longer improve on its outcomes [3] and therefore, effective prevention of falls [4, 5] is the key to preventing disability and death. There is still no published evidence that a single intervention (tailored group exercise) can prevent falls or injuries in a high risk group of frequent fallers.