The Falls and Balance Service is for people in the community who have experienced falls. We will work with you to identify the factors that may cause your falls, help to reduce further falls and assist you to feel more confident when moving.
Falls and Balance Service (FABS) provides a preventative health outpatient service that is based at Bundoora campus. FABS is a multidisciplinary assessment service for patients presenting with complex presentations and who:
- are at high risk or are falling in the community,
- or have a fear of falling which is impacting negatively on their ability to compete daily activities.
GP and medical specialists are able to refer clients to the clinic to further investigate/diagnose contributing factors for falls.
After the initial assessments a case conference is held where by the clinicians identify intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors contributing to the person’s falls and recommend appropriate management strategies to reduce further falls and significant fear of falling.
As a result of this discussion a recommendations letter is provided to the client and GP
What to expect from the service?
We try to understand potential causes of your falls such as medications, illness, balance or other issues. A plan will be worked out with you and your carer. A letter summarising the findings and recommendations will be provided to you and to your GP. The staff in this clinic are: Geriatrician, Registrar, Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist and Podiatrist.
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