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FALLS AND BALANCE SERVICE

Western Health (Sunshine Hospital)

LocationSunshine Hospital
Level 4 WCHRE Building
176 Furlong Road, St Albans VIC 3021
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Services

  • Falls and Fractures Clinic (1:1 assessment)
  • Gait and Balance Gym (12 session program – either x1/week for 12-weeks or x2/week for 6-weeks)
  • Face-to-face
  • Telehealth

Staff

Falls and Fractures Clinic

  • Geriatrician
  • Nurse
  • Exercise Physiologist
  • Care Co-Ordinator
  • Bone Densiometrist

Gait and Balance Gym

  • Exercise Physiologist

Who can attend

All of these need to apply.

1 · 1. Must have one (or more) of the following health problems

  • Falls and Fractures Clinic
  • Recent fall
  • Past history of falls
  • History of symptomatic and asymptomatic fragility fracture
  • Clinical or para-clinical risk of fracture
  • Gait and Balance Gym
  • Recent fall
  • Past history of falls
  • Risk of falls

2 · 2. Must live in one of the following areas

  • Falls and Fractures Clinic
  • City of Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Hume, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Melton, Moonee Valley, Moreland, Wyndham; Shire of Macedon Ranges
  • Gait and Balance Gym
  • Metropolitan Melbourne and surroundings

3 · 3. Must have a referral from one of the following

  • Falls and Fractures Clinic
  • General Practitioner (GP)
  • Gait and Balance Gym
  • As above

There is no cost to attend the Falls and Fractures Clinic or Gait and Balance Gym (Medicare bulk billing eligibility required).

Information supplied by the service provider. To update these details, contact NARI. Published 4th August, 2020, last updated 15th November, 2023.