Senior After-Care Program
As we age, our balance will decline, and without maintaining a functional level of strength, flexibility, and balance, you can become prone to an increased risk of falls. Every year more than one in three people age 65 or older fall, and the risk increases with age. A simple fall can cause a severe hip, pelvis, spine, arm, hand, or ankle fracture, leading to hospital stays, disability, and loss of independence.
Balance problems may stem from a majority of issues. It could be a specific cause, such as issues with your sensory system leading to imbalances or a new injury that limits movement and places you in unexpected positions.
How Can Physical Therapy Help?
Foothills Physical Therapists will provide an individualized and professionally supervised program to build and maintain functional strength, flexibility, and balance. Our highly trained staff will properly evaluate and quickly identify your balance concerns, giving you the confidence to get back to doing the things you love.
What to Expect
Geriatric physical therapy is different from other types of physical therapy because it focuses more on building strength and endurance in older adults to help in the following ways:
- Keeping active
- Preventing deconditioning (reversal of previous conditioning)
- Preventing muscle atrophy (the wasting away of muscles)
- Decreasing the risk of falls and related injuries
- Maintaining independence in performing daily activities