Falls which result in injury are the leading cause of mortality in older people.  At Encompass Rehab, our Physiotherapists have the skill set to assess early difficulties with movement, strength and balance.  Through a professional, comprehensive mobility and balance assessment we can identify the overall falls risk of an individual and identify modifiable risk factors. When required we will refer on for relevant geriatric assessment. Our treatments involve : tailored home exercise programmes for increasing joint range of movement, strengthening and balance, falls prevention advice, energy conservation advice, equipment advice, pain management, gait re-education. 

Multifactor falls risk assessment reduces falls by 24% and should be offered to all older people who have fallen or are risk of falls.The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

The assessment we complete and history we take from you will help set jointly agreed client-specific goals. Goals such as:

• Improving strength and balance
• Improving general exercise tolerance to be able to do more things
• Recovery following a surgery to get back to previous level of fitness or activities.
• Reducing pain from conditions such as arthritis
• Improving walking (indoors and outdoors)
• Improving using the stairs or steps
• Reducing the risk of falls
• Finding appropriate equipment to help with tasks at home or went out and about.
• Improving joint range of movement following an injury

The fear of falling affects approximately 50% of older people who have fallen and up to 50% who have never fallen.The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

What happens during a home visit:

• One of our Physiotherapists will telephone and arrange a time to come to your home for your initial assessment.
• We will talk through your medical history and your specific goals for therapy.
• We will then do a physical assessment of your joint movements and muscle strength. Followed by a balance and gait (walking) assessment.
• Based on our assessment we will create a client-specific programme, based on your goals and likes/dislikes.
• If you are unsure whether our services can fit your needs please get in touch and we can discuss your concerns, with no obligations attached.