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Hawaii Fall Prevention An Amazing Combination of Senior Joy:

“Matter of Balance and Tai Chi for Arthritis”

Stan Michaels

Fall Prevention Specialist

Hawaii Department of Health

EMS & Injury Prevention

NCOA Annual Meeting - May 22nd

Two Excellent Programs MOB and TCAFP

“An Amazing Combination of Senior Joy”

Matter of Balance

Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention

Both Evidence Based

Both extremely effective

Keys to Both Tai Chi for Arthritis:

Body, Mind, “Moving Meditation”

Centuries old - brought into the 20th century

Seated version is great for frail/unsteady

Matter of Balance:

“Fear of Falling” very prevalent in many seniors

8 weeks of talking, exercising and sharing

Helps seniors to get engaged again

Why should they join forces? The key is to capture the energy that has

been generated by the 8 MOB classes: “Off the Couch and Out the Door”

Enthusiasm and participation in 8 weeks of activities

Why allow all of that newfound energy to dissipate back into the couch?

Maintain the Momentum Invite all to a 9th session.

It will generate curiosity

Most will have cultivated new friends

Expanded Congratulations

Brief comments by each participant

Snacks and munchies to celebrate again

Highlight the Changes Most if not all will have undergone a change

Major difference between MOB Session 1 & 8

Worry, almost fear Happy, relaxed

Session 1 to Session 8

Participants are enjoying themselves

especially the interplay among one

another. Rejoining the community

and getting involved with life again.

Sadness, or at

the very least

unengaged

Doesn’t Make Sense To Go

Back To The Couch Recommend and Demonstrate

Tai Chi for Arthritis & Fall Prevention

Science of the Movements

Balance Improvement

From then on it is just conversation as to how you

can improve their life, or traffic to their company.

Fall Prevention Program

Matter of Balance Flyer

Lots of tools to inform

the community:

Press Release

Flyers

News story ideas Include pics

Tai Chi & Matter of Balance

It’s a Perfect Fit

and An Easy

Transition

Just introduce

and recommend

they “Stay Off

the Couch”

Fall Prevention

“Can’t Stop Me Now…!”

Any Questions?

Mahalo…!

Stan Michaels

stanley.michaels@doh.hawaii.gov

DOH EMS & Injury Prevention Website

http.nogethurt.hawaiil.gov