As senior physical therapy specialists we are super focused on helping our senior patients stay safe. Please make sure that you read this if you concerned about your elderly family members. You’ve heard the stories. Someone’s grandmother fell and broke a hip. It sounds like it should be not such a big deal, but falls […]
Poor Balance In Seniors – A Recipe For Disaster
Poor balance in seniors is a real problem. As we age balance can become tricky and falls are a huge contributor to injury and hospitalizations for seniors. There are many causes for this, like arthritis and frailty. Most common cause of falls Balance issues are the most common cause of falls in the elderly and […]
Aging Issues – How Physical Therapy Can Help Treat Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis can be a debilitating disease, and those who suffer from it often think nothing can be done to help. They would be wrong. Physical therapy can help. Bone disease Osteoporosis is a bone disease where the thickness of the bone becomes porous and brittle. The bone density gets low. Dense bone is stronger and […]
Dig into Healthy Gardening!
Gardening gives such a sense of satisfaction when the end result has created something beautiful. It’s also a fun thing that can be done as a family, letting the kids help pick weeds and dig in the dirt. It gets everyone outside and moving. Gardening can be for the peace and calming effect or for […]
