Citation

Ray-Chaudhuri E, Khoshnaw H, Anderson S, Brown T, Kumar S. Age Ageing 2017; 46(Suppl 1): i1-i22.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/ageing/afx055.51

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Abstract

Falls in the elderly is a major factor threatening the independence and usually occur when impairments in multiple domains compromise the compensatory ability of the individual. 30% people over the age of 65 are at a higher risk of falling and 50% people over the age of 80 will fall at least once a year [1, 2] standard 6 aims "to reduce the number of falls resulting in serious injury and ensure effective treatment and rehabilitation for those who have fallen"....

We run a multidisciplinary balance programme, called the Be Stable Group, consisting of six sessions that takes place once a week for older people with falls and/or gait and balance problems. Patients are advised to continue the exercises after the course...

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Language: en