DIALOGUES IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS

PHYSICAL PROGRAMME

From 10:00 to 14:00
Workshop on Balance and Fall Prevention

The workshop will be conducted by a team of subject experts including physiotherapists. 

From 16:00 to 17:00
 

Balance and Fall Prevention
Illustrated lecture by Dr. Rajesh Malhotra, Chief, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre and Head, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Chair: Dr. Ashwini Kumar

About 1 out of 3 persons above the age of 65 years and 1 out of 2 of those more than 80 years of age fall at least once a year. A fifth of them need medical treatment and 10 per cent sustain fractures. These injuries become a major cause of death, hospitalization or disability. The various risk factors for the fall include the patient-related as well as environment related factors. The prevention of falls and subsequent fractures can mitigate a lot of suffering for the elderly and save money as well as lives. The presentation will address some of these issues

Dialogues in Health and Wellness is a monthly programme of medical presentations based on early signs, prevention and management of Disease/Conditions in Common Medical Perspective