What Rehabilitation Services Does 社區防跌行動 Offer After a Fracture?
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社區防跌行動 (Community Falls Prevention Programme, no-fall.hk) is run by the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Its post-fracture rehabilitation offering centres on one named programme — the 老年脆性骨折全面復康計劃 (Comprehensive Rehabilitation Programme for Geriatric Fragility Fractures) — supported by two assistive products (防跌鞋 anti-fall shoes and 髖關節保護褲 hip protector pants) and a vibration-based therapy (高頻率低振幅振動治療). The site presents these as its 服務計劃 (service programmes) section, alongside education and self-assessment tools. If you are looking for what the organisation actually provides after a fracture, these are the items listed; the site does not publish schedules, fees, or eligibility criteria, so those must be confirmed by contacting the programme directly.
The core service: 老年脆性骨折全面復康計劃
This is the only full rehabilitation programme named on the site. "Comprehensive" (全面) signals that it is positioned as a multi-part recovery pathway rather than a single treatment, which fits the site's overall structure: it pairs fracture recovery with bone health, fall-risk, and muscle-loss content.
What the site supports as surrounding context for this programme:
- 骨折及跌倒的原因 — causes of fractures and falls
- 骨質疏鬆 — osteoporosis, including prevention via 飲食篇 (diet), 運動篇 (exercise), and 家居安全篇 (home safety)
- 肌肉減少症 — sarcopenia, including its 檢查 (screening), 診斷 (diagnosis), and 預防 (prevention)
- 老年脆性骨折全面復康計劃 — the rehabilitation programme itself
The practical implication: the programme sits inside an education-and-prevention framework, so a participant is likely to encounter bone-health and muscle-health content alongside rehabilitation. The site does not detail session counts, duration, or whether referral is required.
Assistive and therapeutic services listed
Beyond the rehabilitation programme, the 服務計劃 section lists three further items:
| Service / product | What it is | What the site states |
|---|---|---|
| 高頻率低振幅振動治療 | High-frequency, low-amplitude vibration therapy | Listed as a service programme item |
| 防跌鞋 | Anti-fall shoes | Listed as a service programme item |
| 髖關節保護褲 | Hip protector pants | Listed as a service programme item |
These are presented as programme offerings, not as an online shop. The site gives no prices, no ordering mechanism, and no product specifications, so treat them as services to ask about rather than items to purchase online.
Self-assessment tools you can use before contacting them
The site provides two self-assessment entries under 自我評估:
- 跌倒危機評估 — fall-risk assessment ("我容易跌倒嗎?" / Am I prone to falling?)
- 骨質疏鬆危機評估 — osteoporosis risk assessment ("我會患上骨質疏鬆嗎?" / Will I develop osteoporosis?)
For someone recovering from a fracture, these are the natural first step: they tell you whether your situation matches the risk profile the programme is designed for, and they give you concrete points to raise when you make contact. A FAQ section (常見問題) also addresses 何謂肌肉減少症 (what sarcopenia is) and 骨折後需要怎樣復康 (what rehabilitation after a fracture involves).
How to make contact or join
The site lists 聯絡我們 (Contact Us) and 關於我們 (About Us) as navigation entries, with 計劃成員 (programme members) and 歡迎下載 (downloads) also available. To move from reading to participating:
- Complete the 跌倒危機評估 and/or 骨質疏鬆危機評估 self-assessments.
- Check 歡迎下載 for any downloadable forms or materials.
- Use 聯絡我們 to ask specifically about the 老年脆性骨折全面復康計劃 — including eligibility, referral requirements, schedule, and cost, none of which the site publishes.
- If you are asking on behalf of someone else, note that the programme is described as being for geriatric fragility fractures, so the relevant patient is an older adult with a low-trauma fracture.
The site is available in English via the "English" link, though the primary content is in Chinese.
What the site does not tell you
Worth knowing before you rely on it: no fees, no session structure, no referral pathway, no clinician names for the rehabilitation programme, and no outcome data are published. The 歷年活動 (past activities) section may give a sense of scale, but it is not a substitute for asking directly. Treat no-fall.hk as the entry point and the contact channel as the source of the operational details.