Fitness
Otago Exercise Program Overview
The Otago exercise program is a clinician-taught home strength and balance protocol with walking progressions—shown to cut falls when adherence stays high.
The Otago exercise program overview describes a clinician-led home balance and strength protocol developed in New Zealand—typically leg strengthening, balance challenges, and walking progression delivered by trained instructors over months. It reduced falls in trial populations when adherence stayed high.
It is not a DIY random exercise list; proper teaching matters.
Common questions
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Can you do Otago exercises without a therapist?
Initial instruction from a trained clinician or physical therapist is part of the model. Once form is verified, home practice continues with scheduled check-ins—not unsupervised guessing from videos alone.
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