Fall Prevention & Recovery: A Comprehensive Approach to Balance Course is organized by HomeCEU. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 2 Contact Hours.
Course Description:
One in four Americans aged 65+ falls each year. Every 11 seconds, an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall; every 19 minutes, an older adult dies from a fall. Falls are the leading cause of fatal injury and the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admissions among older adults. Many of those who survive, are referred to physical/occupational therapy. This course is designed to identify common fall risk factors as well as fall recovery through floor mobility exercises. Teaching safe self-assessment following a fall as well as safe exercises to improve balance, with the goal of decreasing falls. Real clients/patients sessions are used to demonstrate all activities discussed in a studio/home environment. This user friendly program and exercises can be adopted into any program immediately.
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional guiding clients back to mobility after a fall.
Course Objectives:
• Identify the complex systems of balance
• Recognize key concerns for falls
• Identify common balance assessments
• Identify self-assessments following a fall
• Identify safe exercises for floor mobility, fall recovery
• Recognize the importance of phone placements
• Identify safe exercises for improving strength and balance