Webinar: Geriatric Patient in Physiotherapy Praxis

The webinar held on 07.06.25 was led by certified, licensed physiotherapist M.H.sc. Santa Dreimane and certified physiotherapist Elīna Bergmane, OMPT (Latvia/Switzerland, Physiozentrum Limmatfeld).

- Risk of falls and related consequences.  Changes in muscles with ageing and their impact on the risk of falls. Strength training in geriatrics.

- Evidence-based functional tests and their correlation with the risk of falls

- Primary and secondary prevention options - evidence-based methods (the impact of strength training, 4x4 Training)

- Example of a test set with video presentations (demonstrations of Muscle Lab testing equipment capabilities, objective data analysis, Ekblom Bak Test demonstrations)

- Evaluation of therapy effectiveness