Exercise to optimise balance, mobility and fall outcomes for older people - PDM1191

Topics covered on Day 1 include:

  • The problem of falls
  • Mechanisms of balance control
  • Exercise to improve balance and prevent falls
  • Measuring balance intensity
  • Balance testing and exercise prescription practice

Topics covered on Day 2 include:

  • Reactive balance training
  • Techniques to get up from the floor
  • Strategies to promote adherence to falls prevention
  • Consumer perspective on optimising sustained participation in falls prevention activities

At a glance

Fees

N/A - course not currently offered.

Who should attend

  • Fitness educators and professionals
  • Allied health professionals i.e. physiotherapists, occupational therapists, exercise physiologists
  • Medical and nursing staff
  • Health promotion practitioners
  • Health educators
  • Researchers and academics

This course is not available at present. Information about future offerings will be provided when confirmed.

If you'd like to find out more about this program, please get in touch with our team at spahc.rail@monash.edu.