Stop preventing falls, start training for them: why preparation beats prevention
26 Nov 2026
Clinical Skills Lab
- The Problem with Current Approaches: Why traditional falls prevention programs only address 50% of the problem - focusing solely on prevention while ignoring what happens when prevention fails
- The Four-Phase Framework: Understanding pre-fall, near-fall, fall landing, and completed fall phases, and why training all four phases builds genuine confidence and resilience in older patients
- Practical Implementation: Evidence-based strategies for safely incorporating falls preparedness training into clinical practice, including progression guidelines and home exercise adaptations
- Beyond Physical Skills: How falls preparedness training addresses the psychological impact of fall-related fear, building patient confidence, and reduces activity avoidance that leads to further deconditioning
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