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Therapy focused on your recovery and preventing future injuries from falls and more.

By participating in our balance/fall management program, you can develop and learn skills necessary to help reduce falls and regain your strength. To ensure the success of your personalized program, our therapy and nursing teams work closely with you to tailor the program to your specific needs and goals.

  • How can our therapy program help you
    Our trained therapy team will evaluate to help identify your risk of falling through simple and strategic tests. Then, we will develop a program to strengthen and stretch your muscles to improve balance, endurance and help  reduce the risk of falling.  Your personalized plan will include one on one therapy sessions and also a home program focused on your individualized goals.  Until all your goals are achieved, we will continue to re-evaluate and modify the program.
  • How can you help prevent falls?
    • Take care of your health.
    • Have your eyes and hearing checked frequently for changes.
    • Consult a healthcare provider immediately if you feel weak or unsteady on your feet, feel confused, or fall.
    • Tell your healthcare provider if a medicine you are taking makes you feel dizzy or lose your balance.
    • Get regular exercise, especially walking. 
  • The facts of falling
    • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of every three adults aged 65+ experiences a fall each year. Falling once doubles your chances of falling again.
    • Every 11 seconds, a senior is hospitalized due to a fall.
    • Fall-related injuries may alter mobility and limit living independently, requiring assistance from a caregiver.
    • Six out of every 10 falls happen in the living environment.
  • Steps to help "fall proof" your life
    • Wear shoes with nonskid soles.
    • Be sure your home is well-lit to see things you might trip over.
    • Remove throw rugs or fasten them to the floor with carpet tape.
    • Keep electrical cords out of pathways.
    • Install grab bars in your bathtub, shower and toilet area.
    • Have handrails put on both sides of the stairways.
    • Don't climb on stools and stepladders. 

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