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Using Technology To Help Stroke Survivors with Balance and Walking Issues
Often, individuals find they have issues walking normally or balancing after a stroke. When combined with expert hands-on therapies, certain rehabilitation technologies can help get stroke survivors...
View ArticleTechnology Can Be a Powerful Tool in Assessing Children with Mobility Issues
Children who experience challenges with mobility require a comprehensive physical therapy evaluation and a thorough treatment plan to ensure their needs are adequately met. Technology is critical in...
View ArticleWhat You Can Do To Prevent Dangerous Falls
Winter is here, and winter means snow and ice. It also can mean slips and falls!For people who are 65 or older, a fall can happen anywhere at any time, even if there is no ice on the ground. In fact,...
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Improved Balance Through Core Stability
Each year, one in three adults over the age of 65, and 50 percent of seniors over the age of 80, experiences a fall. These falls often result from the inevitable musculoskeletal system changes that...
View ArticleDon’t Let an Ankle Sprain Keep You Down
Imagine you’re taking a leisurely stroll down the sidewalk, but you don’t notice that the sidewalk is uneven. As you set your foot down to take another step, you begin to lose your balance.Normally,...
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A Win for Medicare Beneficiaries: Maintenance Therapy Cannot Be Denied
It’s not a secret that skilled therapy, under the guidance of a licensed therapist, is helpful to maintain function, increase strength and prevent regression/deterioration. Yet for decades, Medicare...
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Vestibular Patients: Beware of Allergy Season
After a long, hard winter, spring is a welcome change, but with trees budding and grass pollens at a high level, allergy sufferers are on red alert. Patients who also have had vestibular issues, such...
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Fall Prevention Tips for Older Adults
Falling is a serious problem among our senior population. One in three adults over 65 falls each year, resulting in more than 700,000 hospitalizations due to associated injuries, from hip fractures to...
View ArticleVirtual Reality System Helps People Recover from Balance Disorders
A patient dons a safety harness, steps onto a platform that begins to shift beneath his feet and tries to keep his balance while watching a moving figure on a 180-degree screen. This may sound like the...
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