Recently, LLT have been working with Dance to Health to increase strength and balance opportunities for older people. We have had a number of queries on the adaptation of FaME/OEP into dance and its effectiveness. To support our PSIs and OEP Leaders, and commissioners of services, we have issued a statement which can be read…
We are very happy to announce AGILE endorsement of LLTs PSI and OEP training (2017). These courses used to be endorsed by the CSP, however, the CSP stopped endorsement of all courses in 2016. It was important for us to seek alternative endorsement to reflect our ongoing commitment to evidence based practice and to raise the bar…
We have had a great response to our LLT Statement on OEP/PSI Implementation which had 10 simple key messages for commissioners of services and funders of programmes and training in falls prevention exercise. LLT have 14 years of experience working with services across the UK and into Europe. From implementing and evaluating the first falls exercise service…
In January 2017, the member organisations of the National Falls Prevention Coordination Group (NFPCG), hosted by Public Health England, published the ‘Falls and fracture consensus statement: supporting commissioning for prevention’. This was aimed at local commissioners and strategic leads with a remit for falls and bone health and detailed key interventions, approaches to commissioning and…
This statement delivers TEN simple Key Messages for commissioners of services and funders of programmes and training about the evidence based OEP and PSI programmes
Colleagues in Germany have published the development and protocol of an intervention for people who have had a hip or pelvic fracture that they are currently evaluating in a large RCT. Part of the combined fear of falling and exercise intervention (Step by Step) is based on FaME (particularly floor work) and Otago. You can…
Dawn Skelton appeared on Trust Me I’m a Doctor on the 8th Sept (8pm BBC2) showing Dr Saleyha Ahsan how to improve balance and talking about the Otago Exercise Programme. There is a great web resource produced by the BBC2 as well, including a video of the exercises seen in the clip. Take a look – http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07v3pwk…
Sheena Gawler has published the results on falls reduction in a low risk population of older adults after a 6 month PSI intervention and a 6 month OEP intervention. Conclusions: Community-dwelling older adults who joined an exercise intervention (FaME) aimed at increasing MVPA did not fall more during the intervention period, fell less and had…
Document Title: Falls Prevention Exercise – following the evidence Document Purpose: To explain the research base for falls prevention exercise to give a better understanding of the programmes that have been shown to be effective in preventing falls. Target Audience: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Public Health professionals, commissioners of care services, health and care service providers,…
The Otagothon 2012 Challenge was issued by Later Life Training to Otago Exercise Leaders and their groups in the UK as a means of involving their participants in the unique opportunities in 2012 to celebrate Active Ageing and participation in physical activity. The Challenge took place across the UK and was timed to coincide with…
