Balance and Fear Of Falling

Balance is vital. In my opinion balance plays a major role in (dare I say it?) all rehabilitation. During my final year at Karolinska Institutet I wrote a paper on balance, something called fear of falling and the detrimental effects it can have on life. Recycling some of the data and information from my final paper and practical experience, I will try to bring some of my conclusions to you in plain English.

According to UK statistics I have found, 650.000-700.000 visits to A&E annually are due falls. (Side note: that adds up to a staggering annual cost of £2.3 billion …read more