Reduce the Chance of Being Injured From a Fall
Strength, Balance and Mobility
Fall Safety Prevention
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls among older adults (65 years and older) are the most common reason for emergency room visits and the leading cause of fatal injury. The fear of falling can seriously hamper an older adult’s quality of life. This fear of falling can cause someone to greatly restrict their physical activity, which can cause a person’s physical health to further decline. This in turn could cause the person to also suffer from social isolation and depression.
When a person falls, the body is thrown off balance which triggers a series of specific reactions the body goes through to prevent falling. As a person ages the body starts to lose control of these reactions and the response time becomes sluggish which greatly increases the risk of falls.
Dr. Santoro of Revive Therapy will work with you one-on-one to create a fall prevention program that will help strengthen your posture and increase your mobility and coordination. Allowing you to live a full and independent life!
The Risk Factors That Lead to Falls
There are a combination of factors that lead to the risk of falling in older adults. These include?
- Walking and/or balancing problems affected by things such as vision changes and altered sensation in the feet
- Taking multiple medications – studies have shown the risk for falling increases when someone takes five or more medicines
- Hazards at the home such as trip hazards and poor lighting
- Low blood pressure
- Issues with ones feet and/or footwear
Revive Therapy's Fall Safety Prevention Program
Get the help you need
With our fall safety prevention program Dr. Santoro will sit down with you to evaluate your risk of falling by assessing your balance, strength. and mobility. He will then work very closely with you to create a customized treatment plan that will include balance and strength training exercises.
These exercises are specifically chosen to help your body to practice the series of righting movements that are triggered in the body when a fall happens, and to allow reaction times to be more natural and automatic. This helps reduce your risk of falling. Dr. Santoro will also talk with you about what your daily routine is like and will make recommendations that will address your home, work, and community environment risk factors that may increase the chance of a fall.