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Info for Over 60s Injury Matters

WebStrengthen Your Legs. Overall health and wellbeing are important for healthy ageing and preventing falls. Improving your health by managing the medication you take, eating a …

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URL: https://www.injurymatters.org.au/programs/stay-on-your-feet/information-for-over-60s/

Neurological conditions and falls Injury Matters

WebThere are a number of Parkinson’s disease-related factors that can increase an older adult’s risk of having a fall, including: Physical status: Impaired leg muscle, freezing of gait, poor …

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Falls Screening and Assessment Tools Injury Matters

WebThe FROP-Com screening tool provides a comprehensive assessment of 13 risk factors for falls. The tool can assist in identifying an individual’s overall risk of having a fall as well …

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Injury Prevention 101 eLearning Injury Matters

WebLearn. Injury Prevention 101 eLearning. Developed for WA’s injury prevention sector (i.e. local government workers, health promotion officers, community engagement officers …

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Home safety and falls Injury Matters

WebFortunately, research findings support that home safety interventions can reduce the overall risk of older adults experiencing a fall by 26%. To reduce falls-related hazards, an older …

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Learn Injury Matters

WebLearn. Injury is a leading cause of death and disability in Australia, yet most injuries can be prevented. Preventing injuries can be achieved in many ways: Preventing injuries from …

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Incontinence and falls Injury Matters

WebIncontinence can range from a small leak of urine to completely losing control of your bladder or bowel.. There are two types of incontinence: Urinary incontinence, or poor …

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Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities

WebCulturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) is a term used to describe communities that differ from English-speaking Anglo-Saxon and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …

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Know Injury Program

WebThe Know Injury program provides knowledge, skills and networking opportunities, to support and enable practitioners to deliver evidence-informed injury prevention activities …

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Meet the Stay On Your Feet® Move Your Body grant recipients

WebWith the next Stay On Your Feet ® Move Your Body campaign launching in March, Injury Matters congratulates the successful Move Your Body grant recipients who have …

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Foot care and falls Injury Matters

WebToo much tread can cause the shoe to grab the ground, while a smooth, slippery sole will make the shoe slip, increasing the risk of having a fall. Bevelled heel. A bevelled or …

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FROP-Com Injury Matters

WebThe Falls Risk for Older People in the Community (FROP-Com and FROP-Com Screen) are tools used in the community for assessment or screening of falls risk. The tool has been …

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Acting on the Commercial Determinants of Health for Injury …

WebCommercial determinants of health are the private sector activities that affect people’s health, directly or indirectly, positively, or negatively; for example, supply chains, labour …

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Timed Up and Go Test Injury Matters

WebTime required: 1–2 minutes Equipment needed: Chair, stopwatch, tape measure, and tape Falls risk criteria: A time of 12 or more seconds indicates an increased risk of falls The …

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National Preventive Health Strategy 2021 – 2030 Injury Matters

WebAustralia is ranked 20th in the world for per capita expenditure on preventive health and therefore Injury Matters welcomes the Strategy’s keynote proposal that …

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Move Improve Remove campaigns Injury Matters

WebInjury Matters runs two Move Improve Remove campaigns each year through the Stay On Your Feet® program. Each campaign focuses on modifiable risk factors to prevent falls …

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Build Your Balance Injury Matters

WebBalance is the ability to maintain a stable and controlled body position when moving. Balance plays an important role in daily activities such as walking, bending over to put …

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Baldivis Super Seniors- Bailey Fitness Injury Matters

WebWhether you’re new to exercise or have been working out for decades, Super Seniors are over 55 exercise classes and is the fun way to keep fit with like minded people.

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