Conference-Federal Initiative-Fall Prevention

The keynote lectures planned for BIS2026 in Kassel will deal with the question of why some people become inactive in old age, even without physical limitations and in ignorance of their physical capabilities, and try to justify this by their advanced age. The result is a vicious circle of interactions in which physical inactivity encourages a loss of strength and increases the risk of falling and the insecurity of those affected. The presentations are intended to get to the bottom of the possible causes of such a development. On the other hand, a summary of important findings on functional training of the stabilizing muscles will be presented at the conference. Physical inactivity leads to a loss of strength, particularly in the stabilizing muscles, as the people affected avoid situations in which these muscles, which are important for maintaining body balance, would experience a training stimulus.