In east Kent, the trust Postural Stability Team run face to face community falls prevention classes known as Postural Stability classes. We are a team of postural stability instructors who lead falls prevention classes for a minimum of 12 weeks for older people at a risk of falling. The majority of our participants are independent and able to get around but are starting to feel unsteady at times.
If you live in the area you can be referred by healthcare professionals, or self-refer to take part in exercise classes of between 12 to 24 weeks duration. These classes are specifically for those that do not require 1 to 1 treatment for falls prevention. Participants do not need to be fallers but may be feeling that they could fall in the future, have osteoporosis, balance or mobility issues.
All participants must be able to walk 50 metres and stand independently for two minutes with or without aids, be able to follow instruction and have the consent of their GP or be medically fit to attend the group.