Med First ENT Centre

  Fall Clinic New Delhi: The national capital has got its first dedicated clinic to treat people vulnerable to falls leading to injury through prevention, knowledge and awareness, leading to an improvement in their health and well-being. An emerging concept, not only in India but globally, the fall clinic will carry out a ‘Fall Risk Assessment’ of patients and then offer a fall prevention plan that will be custom made to the patient’s requirement depending upon risk factors identified. Dr. (Major) Rajesh Bhardwaj, Director, Medfirst Healthcare Pvt Ltd, who is the brainchild behind the concept says that fall clinic will introduce steps that senior citizens and other vulnerable sections of society can take to reduce falls.   “My mother was prone to falling and had a bad fall a few years ago. This prompted me to look into this area and to find out more. As our population ages the total incidence of falls will increase. At the same time, our enhanced understanding of the problem ensu