How to Keep from Losing Muscle Mass As You Age
Like many of the more unwelcome, age-related changes in our lives, muscle loss usually begins in our thirties. According to Harvard Health Publishing, we lose three to five percent of…
6 Tips for Running in Your Fifties
Though it might feel like a steeper hill to climb, running in your fifties is definitely possible. Maintaining a regular running program doesn’t have to be a casualty of age!…
5 Workouts for People With Fall Risk
Fall risk is inherent to certain activities no matter who you are. Yet, some conditions increase fall risk during certain types of movement and exercise. One in four Americans aged…
A Closer Look at Gait Assessment with AlterG Stride Smart Technology
To deliver the best patient care, clinicians need to stay up to date with the technology revolutionizing physical therapy. In our previous post, we took a look at Differential Air…
Evidence-Based Physical Therapy – What You Need to Know
In physical therapy, accuracy, and consistency are of the utmost importance. To be effective, therapists tailor each PT program to the needs of a given patient. Those needs, of…
Do Active Seniors Need A Personal Trainer Or Physical Therapist?
It’s important to maintain exercise, especially as you age. As physical therapists, you may be seeing more active seniors looking to stay fit after injuries or orthopedic surgery….
An Introduction to Stroke Rehabilitation
On average, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds in the United States. It’s the third leading cause of long-term disability, and the path to rehabilitation can be an arduous…
Training Seniors Using Unweighting
There’s a harsh reality that we all face as human beings: the older we get, the less capable we are of doing the things we used to do with ease….
Do Active Seniors Need a Personal Trainer or Physical Therapist?
It’s important to maintain exercise, especially as you age. As physical therapists, you may be seeing more active seniors looking to stay fit after injuries or orthopedic surgery. But active…
Age, Obesity, And Arthritis: How To Help Patients Overcome All 3
Remember when normal wear and tear was the main culprit for knee osteoarthritis? With a growing obesity epidemic, joint degradation—and pain—often come from excessive weight, according to a September 2010…