Thirty patients of both sexes aged above 75 yeares from old age pensioners homes participated in a three-month exercise programme to improve coordination and stability and thus to reduce the risk of falls. The success of this programme was tested by three motor tests and examination on a posturograph at the beginning and after completion of the exercise programme and 6 months after termination of the programme. An equally sized control group without and exercise programme was subjected to the same examinations. The results indicate that improvement of selected parameters of stability occurs if strict criteria are used for selection of patients. From the aspect of evaluation an individual approach is preferable to a general one.

        Key words: exercise programme, stability, coordination, falls, posturograph