Faqs

It is usually best to have an assessment for walking aids completed by a Physiotherapist and the need for home modifications to be assessed by an Occupational Therapist. Referrals for these [...]

Physiotherapy has a listing of private therapists at www.physiotherapy.asn.au and Occupational Therapy has a listing at www.otsa.org.au however neither specify therapists with an interest in [...]

There are many resources available. If you refer to the ‘How do I reduce falls risk in my patients’ section of the website you will be able to find a range of resources that cover most areas that [...]

The ‘Professional Services Directory for Falls Prevention: South Australia Metropolitan Region’ has a comprehensive listing of the falls prevention services that exist, including an individual [...]

You may need to revisit what you have named your program and how you are promoting it. Recent research has shown that those at risk of falls do not generally think they are, nor do they think a [...]

There are a range of topics that you should include, but first you should decide if the education program is going to be run just by yourself or if a multi-disciplinary team will contribute such [...]

Ask your patients aged 65 years and over at least once a year if they have fallen. “In the past 12 months, have you had any fall including a slip, trip or stumble in which you lost your [...]

It is generally not useful to encourage older people to accept their risk of falling to motivate them to change their falls prevention behaviour. It is very common for older people to believe [...]

Each year, falls occur in over a third of people over the age of 65, and in over half of people aged 75 and over.

Many day therapy centres or organisations that have strength and balance classes or any exercise classes regularly perform evaluations or assessments of their clients before the clients start. [...]