Fall Prevention Service
Fall Prevention Service
Shirley physiotherapy can help by improving your strength and balance to prevent you from having a fall. There are many benefits to increasing strength and improving balance, such as increased muscle tone and bone density, it will help your mobility and reduce your chances of falling.
Other benefits are improved coordination to avoid hazards and trips and improved cognitive ability as exercise is good for our brain.
Shirley physiotherapy can help by improving your strength and balance to prevent you from having a fall. There are many benefits to increasing strength and improving balance, such as increased muscle tone and bone density, it will help your mobility and reduce your chances of falling.
Other benefits are improved coordination to avoid hazards and trips and improved cognitive ability as exercise is good for our brain.
Falls are one of the leading cause of injuries in the elderly. Sometimes falls are caused by tripping over a hazard at home, but quite often they are due to loss of balance and strength. A third of adults aged over 65 and half of people over 80 will fall once a year on average.
Along with being injured and having broken bones, this can cause the person to have a fear of falling, leading to them losing confidence in their mobility and become withdrawn.
Fall Prevention
As we get older we are more at risk of having a fall due to balance issues and muscle weakness, vision loss or due to a long term condition such as dementia, low blood pressure, heart disease which can make you feel dizzy (NHS, 2021).
NHS (2021) Falls Overview. Available at: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/falls/ (Accessed: 22/06/2023)
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Shirley physiotherapy can help by improving your strength and balance to prevent you from having a fall.
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