A health trust has a programme for elderly people who have fallen or fear falling, including on ice.
The strength and balance programme has been designed by the Belfast Trust to help people who have fallen"They are like angels sent from heaven - when you are at your wits' end and have no hope, they gave me hope."
The 12-week programme is open to anyone in the Belfast Trust area, over the age of 65, who has had a GP referral.Francis Murphy and Marie Thompson with physio Eamon Doherty He said while people are very aware of the physical aspects of falls, there is also a mental-health aspect. He added people stop doing daily activities because they fear they can't - which means they not only lose their sense of balance and muscle mass but they also become more socially withdrawn.
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