Falls

Falls

What Is It?

According to the World Health Organization, a fall is an event resulting in a person coming to rest inadvertently on the ground or a lower level. If a fall does not result in an injury, it is still considered a fall, and the causes of this event should be assessed. Falls frequently occur in the aging adult population with statistics supporting that one in three older adults falls each year; up to half never reporting this to a doctor or healthcare provider.

How We Treat It

In partnership with Aegis Therapies, we address falls with a multifaceted approach that allows us to consider the impact of:

Your environment
Your internal systems such as the peripheral sensory, central processing and motor output, or muscle responses. This provides us with potential causes, or underlying impairments, behind the fall.
Your memory and ability to follow safety guides
Your need for care coordination, adaptive equipment and safe transition planning to return to a safe and productive lifestyle

What You Can Expect

As innovators in rehabilitation, we incorporate the use of evidence-based approaches such as modern resistive strength training equipment and/or electrical modalities to complement your recovery and road back to health and wellness.