About This Webinar
This presentation will look at exercise for bone health through the 2019 Royal Osteoporosis Society document, Strong, Steady and Straight. An expert consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis. The different types of exercise will be discussed, with examples (unfortunately without audience participation this year due to the limitations of an online conference). Falls prevention exercises will be discussed as an integral part of osteoporosis management.

The handout for this session is available by clicking the handout icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the video player.
Presenter
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    Sally Ann Belward
    Falls Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, Solent NHS Trust, Southampton

    Sally Ann qualified as a physiotherapist in Nottingham in 1982, and started to specialise in work with older people in 1987. She has a master’s degree in rehabilitation (Southampton) and a further master’s module in falls rehabilitation (Bradford). Sally Ann is also a level 4 postural stability exercise instructor.

    In 2007 Sally Ann became Falls Clinical Lead for Southampton (Solent NHS Trust). She is an allied health professional member of the Royal Osteoporosis Society professional network, and works closely with colleagues in Southampton University Hospital’s NHS Trust with regards to the fragility fracture service.
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