http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Montserrat Otero, PhD holder in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country, has designed a physical exercise programme which is based on very basic, rudimentary materials and which significantly improves upper and lower limb strength as well as static and dynamic balance in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-physical-osteoporosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 06 May 2013 08:16:49 EST news287046998 Tai Chi may reduce falls among adult stroke survivors, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-tai-chi-falls-adult-survivors.html Cardiology Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:15:42 EST news279378935 New research, launched today and funded by the Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI), shows that playing video games can help older people improve their balance and make them less likely to fall. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-specially-wii-games-falls.html Health Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:07:19 EST news269078828 Balance and strength training is known to reduce falls in older adults. However, less than 10% of older people routinely engage in strength training and it is likely that this is much lower for activities that challenge balance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-strength-falls-older-people.html Health Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:30:03 EST news263568300 A new study, using brain imaging technology, reveals structural adaptations in short-track speed skaters' brains which are likely to explain their extraordinary balance and co-ordination skills. The work by Im Joo Rhyu from the Korea University College of Medicine, and colleagues, is published online in Springer's journal Cerebellum. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-specialized-complex-motor-skills-sports-specific.html Neuroscience Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:48:49 EST news251977722