Service Update: Overnight services at Mackay Private Hospital will conclude on Wednesday, 27 May 2026. Day programs and limited outpatient services will continue through to Friday, 29 May 2026.
Falls Prevention Program
About Falls Prevention Program
- Do you feel unsteady on your feet?
- Have you had a fall, or do you have a fear of falling?
- Is nausea, vomiting and fatigue impacting your day-to-day activities and quality of life?
Mackay Private Hospital's Falls and Balance Program offers a structured and personalised approach to help you overcome these life altering conditions.
Program content
- Two education sessions and an exercise component per visit
- Our Falls Prevention program focuses on improving ankle flexibility, lower limb strength and challenges participants' balance and stability.
What you will experience
Patients will gain confidence with walking and preventing falls. After an initial consultation and assessment, patients will be encouraged to commit to at least 10 sessions. At the conclusion of the sessions patients will have another consultation to re-assess balance scores.
Treatment objectives
Objective 1
Improve ankle flexibility
Objective 2
Improve lower limb strength
Objective 3
Enhance balance and stability
Objective 4
Prevent future falls
What's included
Education
Education - to develop or refine new skills and strategies,
