Falls Prevention Rehabilitation for the

Falls Prevention

I am a specialist Postural Stability instructor, accredited by Queen Margaret university Edinburgh, endorsed by Skills Active and endorsed by Chartered society of Physiotherapists

Providing specialist, evidence based, effective exercise for older people, frailer older people and stroke survivors.

One to one falls prevention exercise sessions 45 Minutes

Falls and fractures in older people are often preventable. Reducing falls and fractures is important for maintaining the health, wellbeing and independence of older people. A fall is defined as an event which causes a person to, unintentionally, rest on the ground or lower level, and is not a result of a major intrinsic event (such as a stroke) or overwhelming hazard. Having a fall can happen to anyone; it is an unfortunate but normal result of human anatomy. However, as people get older, they are more likely to fall over. Falls can become recurrent and result in injuries including head injuries and hip fractures.

The causes of having a fall are multifactorial – a fall is the result of the interplay of multiple risk factors. These include:

muscle weakness
poor balance
visual impairment
polypharmacy – and the use of certain medicines
environmental hazards
some specific medical conditions, which might make a person more likely to fall