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Acupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine

Falls Prevention in Older Adults — Classical Chinese Medicine as Part of a Multidimensional Approach

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Falls Prevention in Older Adults — Classical Chinese Medicine as Part of a Multidimensional Approach

One in three adults over 65 falls each year; half of those over 80. Falls are the leading cause of injury-related mortality in older adults. Falls prevention requires multifactorial assessment and intervention. At Nature’s Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Clinic in Belmont (Perth) and Geraldton, Dr. Yang (Traditional Chinese Medicine) supports falls prevention as part of a multidimensional approach.

Common Symptom Pattern

  • ✓ General falls risk (Pattern 1)
  • ✓ Recent fall with recovery needs (Pattern 2)
  • ✓ High-risk with multiple comorbidities (Pattern 3)

AHPRA-Registered, HICAPS-Ready

Nature’s Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Clinic operates from Belmont (Perth) and Geraldton (Mid West WA). Dr. Yang is AHPRA-registered with HICAPS on-the-spot health-fund rebates. We work alongside your GP and specialists — never as a replacement for medical care.

Helpful Habits

  • ✓ Maintain consistent sleep and wake times
  • ✓ Eat warm cooked meals — avoid cold raw foods
  • ✓ Stay hydrated with warm or room-temperature water
  • ✓ Gentle daily movement appropriate to capacity
  • ✓ Stress regulation — breathwork, light walking
  • ✓ Continue all prescribed medications and specialist follow-up

Best Avoided

  • ✗ Iced drinks and frozen foods
  • ✗ Late-night eating disrupting sleep
  • ✗ Over-exercising during flare phases
  • ✗ Self-medication with unverified herbal products
  • ✗ Skipping specialist follow-up appointments
  • ✗ Untested supplement combinations

Frequently Asked Questions

Can classical treatment prevent falls?

Classical work supports balance and constitutional factors; primary evidence is for exercise programs (Tai Chi, Otago), multifactorial assessment, medication review.

What about Tai Chi?

Strong evidence for falls prevention — Tai Chi reduces fall rates substantially. Recommended for community-dwelling older adults.

Should I have a falls assessment?

Yes — anyone who has fallen once or is at risk should have multifactorial falls assessment.

Does acupuncture help balance?

Some evidence for balance improvement; adjunct rather than primary. —

Are your clinics covered by health funds?

Yes — HICAPS-equipped at both Belmont (Perth) and Geraldton (Mid West WA) clinics for on-the-spot rebates with most major Australian health funds.

Available at both our Belmont (Perth) & Geraldton clinics — led by Dr. Yang (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Dr. Yang Sr. (Traditional Chinese Medicine), a father-and-son team whose family lineage in classical Chinese medicine spans multiple generations.

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