Keywords used were "vitamin D," "muscle," "strength," "fall," "frailty," "risk," "chronic kidney disease," "supplementation," "randomized controlled trial," "review," "systematic review," and "meta analysis".
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with osteoporosis, poor muscle strength, falls, and fractures.
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, poor muscle strength, falls, fractures, and mortality.
Vitamin D insufficiency is a common public health problem, very often unrecognized and untreated, associated with rickets, dental caries, and growth retardation in children and osteomalacia, osteopenia, osteoporosis, decreased muscle strength, falls, and increased risk of fracture in adults.
Experimental studies can provide causal verification and insight into the contribution of muscle strength to fall incidence in standardized situations.
This is the first study that included a performance-based comprehensive physical function assessment that comprised of gait speed, upper and lower limb strength, agility, flexibility, respiratory muscle strength, and fall risks.
Secondary aims of the study are to assess the effects of the intervention on: 1) trabecular bone microarchitecture; 2) lower limb and back muscle strength; 3) falls incidence, and 4) health-related quality of life.
The iStoppFalls software platform consists of new video game-based exercises and exergames focussing on balance and muscle strength, and a fall risk assessment.
Resistance exercise performed to increase muscle strength may prevent falls, improve balance and coordination, and maintain bone strength by stimulating bone formation and decreasing bone resorption.
Historically, vitamin D had been linked to skeletal disease including calcium, phosphorus, and bone metabolism, 1 2 osteoporosis, 3 fractures, 4 5 muscle strength, 6 and falls.
Participating in regular physical activity (PA) is important for older adults, since it has positive effects on muscle strength, flexibility, balance, falls risk, and occurrence of chronic diseases [ 3], and may prevent or delay loss of independent living [ 4].
