A medical talk on “Fall Prevention”by physiotherapist Ms. Ooi Teng Hong, the Physiotherapy Centre Manager of Penang Adventist Hospital, was successfully held in Indian Association Penang on 15-6-2024. It was a very interactive and enlightening talk, highlighting several aspects of precaution and safety in the home to prevent mishaps mainly of falling down. She also demonstrated several simple leg strengthening exercises that everyone present participated in. One very useful tip she gave for the elderly living alone was to hang their mobile phones around their neck when moving around their houses, which they can use in case of a fall that immobilises them.
