Risk Factors for Falling:

• History of Previous Falls

• Poor Health Status

• Multiple Disease Processes

• Multiple Medications

• Postural Instability

• Decreased Range of Motion

• Decreased Lower Extremity Strength

• General Fatigue

• Coordination Problems

• Gait Deviations/ Trouble Walking

• Decreased Vision

• Poor Concentration

• Impaired Situational Judgment

How can a Physical Therapist help someone at risk of falling?

• Promote a complete and thorough examination of the patients balance, gait speed, safe reaching ability, strength and movement.

• Design a program to improve all noted problems.

• Teach each patient activities to continue after discharge to help maintain the achieved improvement.

Program parameters:

• 2-3 supervised visits per week for 3-4 weeks, 60 minute sessions

Program benefits:

HealthActions wants to help you combat inactivity and loss of mobility that could cause Falls.

Our program is designed to:

• Increase Coordination

• Increase Strength

• Improve Balance Responses

• Improve Reaction Times

• Improve Awareness of Safe Walking

• Improve Quality of Life

• Reduce Depression and Anxiety

Fall Facts:

• Falls are the leading cause of injury in older adults.

• Falls are the leading cause of accidental death in those over age 85.

• Greater than 30% of those over 65 years old experience Falls.

• Half the elderly who Fall do so repeatedly.

• 85% of Falls are at home, on stairs, to/from the bathroom.

If you have decreased balance and are at risk for falls, call us today for more information, or ask your doctor for a referral to HealthActions!