Fall Prevention for Old Community-dwelling People

"Otago home exercise program was designed specifically to prevent falls. It consists of a set of leg muscle strengthening and balance retraining exercises progressing in difficulty, and a walking plan.~The exercise are individually prescribed and increase in difficulty during a series of five home visits by a physiotherapist."

This group is not only exercising at home but also getting motivational interviewing from the physiotherapist at he five home visits. The physiotherapists doing motivational interviewing are specially trained in motivational interviewing.