BALANCE & FALL PREVENTION
What is it?
Good balance seems natural and is often taken for granted. Most people don’t find it difficult to walk across a gravel driveway, transition from walking on a sidewalk to grass, or get out of bed in the middle of the night without stumbling. However, with impaired balance such activities can be extremely challenging and sometimes even dangerous.
Balance dysfunction can be a result of a variety of physical limitations, such as not having adequate strength in your legs or core, lacking sensation in your feet from conditions such as diabetic neuropathy, or lacking adequate functional endurance to keep your balance over longer periods of time.
Fall Prevention considers all of these things and is custom to the individual.
The Importance of Maintaining Good Balance
Balance is the ability to maintain the body’s center of mass over its base of support.
“Functional Balance” is having command of your balance during functional activities, such as reaching for something in front of you, standing up from your recliner or getting out of bed to your feet, as well as walking and running. Without adequate functional balance we have increased risk of falling and potential injuries that can be quite serious if not fatal.
What We Do
Summerville PT & Balance offers specially trained therapists certified in Fall Prevention and have over 30 years of experience treating adults and seniors with functional mobility and balance disorders. We work with you, your doctors and other health professionals to ensure an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. We offer advanced, non-invasive evaluation and unsurpassed physical therapy interventions that will get you feeling stronger, steadier, safer and back in control in no time!
After all…….
……….Life is All about Balance!
