If fall prevention is part of your therapy, you will be assessed to find your level of risk and then helped with an exercise program to strengthen muscles, improve coordination and balance. Assistive devises such as walkers and canes maybe advised, advice will also be given on how to change home environments and activities to lower your risk. We will discus with you any other medical issues that maybe contributing to balance loss such as peripheral neuropathy and vertigo and treatments designed to address these will also be incorporated.

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Physical Therapy:

• Your therapist will design a program to help you regain range of motion, muscle strength, balance and prevent reinjury as well as help you in your return to full participation in activities of daily living.
• They will specifically address any dizziness and vertigo that increases your feeling of imbalance
• For patients with diabetic or other lower extremity neuropathies, Anodyne therapy maybe able to increase your lower leg sensation which can significantly improve your balance.
• If you have an injury, physical therapy may help you to resolve pain and functional restrictions.
• Your physical therapist will be able to instruct you in the appropriate exercise for your specific condition.
• Your therapist will correct mechanical restrictions and stiffness with appropriate manual therapy and deep myofascial release.
• They will also teach you correct long term body mechanics and postural correction.
• Your therapist will also use therapeutic modalities such as ultrasound and electrical stimulation to speed your healing if needed.