Autumn darkness and slipperiness - Luleå researcher's tips for training balance

In the clip above, you see a simple exercise to train your balance.

Slipping leads to more bone fractures is not news.

But even the darkness during the autumn and winter means that more people fall and injure themselves.

This is shown by research from LTU.

- What we found was that most cases took place during the darkest months compared to when it gets lighter, despite the fact that 98 percent of the cases in this group took place indoors, says researcher Irene Vikman at LTU.

Important with light

The group included in the survey were older people with home care, ie people who are a little more fragile and do not move around much.

- It is important to have light and light up at home.

Especially if you get up at night to go to the toilet, for example, says Irene Vikman.