“HELP! I’VE FALLEN AND I CAN’T GET UP”, We all know the Life Alert commercial where an elder is laying on the floor helplessly calling out for help, but what if those falls could be prevented. A fall being a movement downward, usually rapidly and freely without control from a higher to lower level. Every day in the united states there are more and more falls that greatly impact the physical independence of our geriatric population. We as therapist and future therapist must take a proactive approach to help this ever rising problem. It has been determined that there are multiple causes that are attributing to this but physical therapy can help. This paper will reveal three different approaches in which physical therapy can assist in reducing
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(Robbins et al ., 1989). The meaning of Functional balance training is an exercise that combines muscle strengthening and balance activities with functional gait activities. All sessions involving the participants began with warm-up exercises then proceeded with some standing protocols that were separated by weeks. Those standing activities included stance stability, initiation of weight shift, advance weight shifting, introduction to stepping, Dynamic base of support, Vestibular stimulation, Multi-directional locomotion and high-level coordination activities and multi-tasking. The room used for these sessions was equipped with a large set of parallel bars and chairs. Participants were allowed to perform at their own level and were encouraged to sit at any time as rest was …show more content…
Keating, Jane Sims, Elizabeth Molloy, Brian Jolly, Pure Morgan, Terry Haines. The point of this study was to report the factors influencing the clinical decision-making processes appliedby expert physical therapist to prescribe exercises for fall prevention. “A growing body of research supports the link between exercise and fall prevention”. (Bulat et al., 2007). Twenty-four expert physical therapist were interviewed by phone, the focus was on three exercise prescription contexts: Face-to-face individual therapy, group exercise programs, and home exercise programs. “Accidental falls are a leading cause of injury and death in older adults”. (Haas et al.,
(Robbins et al ., 1989). The meaning of Functional balance training is an exercise that combines muscle strengthening and balance activities with functional gait activities. All sessions involving the participants began with warm-up exercises then proceeded with some standing protocols that were separated by weeks. Those standing activities included stance stability, initiation of weight shift, advance weight shifting, introduction to stepping, Dynamic base of support, Vestibular stimulation, Multi-directional locomotion and high-level coordination activities and multi-tasking. The room used for these sessions was equipped with a large set of parallel bars and chairs. Participants were allowed to perform at their own level and were encouraged to sit at any time as rest was …show more content…
Keating, Jane Sims, Elizabeth Molloy, Brian Jolly, Pure Morgan, Terry Haines. The point of this study was to report the factors influencing the clinical decision-making processes appliedby expert physical therapist to prescribe exercises for fall prevention. “A growing body of research supports the link between exercise and fall prevention”. (Bulat et al., 2007). Twenty-four expert physical therapist were interviewed by phone, the focus was on three exercise prescription contexts: Face-to-face individual therapy, group exercise programs, and home exercise programs. “Accidental falls are a leading cause of injury and death in older adults”. (Haas et al.,