Case Studies

Sam  (not his real name) was living independently at home with his wife at the age of 89. Their quality of life was excellent with many cultural outings and evenings with friends. One day he slipped while crossing the road and fractured his hip.   Despite making good progress with rehabilitation, [...]

May (not her real name) had seen her mother suffer from fractures in her latter years.  She had seen her mother struggle to manage by herself after a wrist fracture and then, following  a pelvis fracture she needed to go into an aged care home.  At the age of 60 [...]

Paul was a keen gardener. One day, in his 70’s he tripped over a hose in his garden while moving some potting mix. Unfortunately, he hit his chest on the side of the plantar box as he fell. He had quite a lot of rib pain and thought he may [...]