The role of exercise in falls prevention

Australia’s national guidelines for falls prevention have recently been updated and one of the key interventions aimed at preventing falls in residential aged care and in the community is exercise/physical activity. In this episode, Cathie Sherrington, Teresa Liu-Ambrose and Anne-Marie Hill discuss the benefits of exercise as we age and how staying active can help in falls prevention. They explore the primary role of physios with falls prevention, and the emerging part that technology can play. Recorded at APASC25 in Adelaide, October 23-25. This podcast is a Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) initiative.