REVENTING falls in the elderly is a
necessary aspect of geriatric rehabilitation.
Physical therapists have the means to
assist elderly individuals with mobility and
stability impairments as well as strategies
aimed at reducing the risk for falls. The
prevention of falls is a multiple component
task that encompasses both the number of
risk factors a person may have and modification
methods for those risk factors. Considering
the number of risk factors a client/patient
may have is important because risk factors
linearly increase the risk of falling.