The Impact of Regular Salah Practice on Balance and Fall Prevention among Community Dwelling Elderly Population

Abstract

Background: In older population, the incidence of fall is high and balance disorder is one of the high-risk factorsin them. Falls may result in various drastic episodes. Due to fear of fall the older people tends to be more immobileand stay indoors, hence their physical activities are reduced. one of the religious physical activities in muslims aresalah.Salah is a form of slow and moderate exercise. This research aims to examine the impactof regular salah practiceon balance & fall prevention among community dwelling elderly population.Methods: A case control study is carried out in sample size of 162 community dwellingelderly. The assessmentof balance is done with berg balance scale, fear of fall with fallefficacy scale respectively. the statistical analysis isdone with spss.v.20.Conclusion: The result of the present study supports the assumption that religious prayers(such as Islamic prayers)beneficially influence human performance, particularly balanceand also prevents falls in elderly population.Therefore, any exercise protocol proven to be beneficial to humans should be consider beyond its religious aspect.