Good Morning Readers, As most of you know a part of what I do is help patients in assisted living facilities. How does PT help patients in assisted living? When I started my career as a Physical Therapist: Little did I know how valuable physical therapy can be for elderly ..Continue Reading
Good Morning, Today I am sharing an article I found on WebMD about how Physical Therapy can help many types of illnesses in our Senior population. Would you believe in a nondrug treatment that works for arthritis, cancer pain, Parkinson’s, and incontinence and improves your strength and endurance? There ..Continue Reading
Good Morning Readers, In all of the series I have been writing and sharing we have been learning about aspects about Physical Therapy and the many different ways Physical Therapy can help clients Engage in Life and Engage in Wellness. Thank you for reading and learning. Today, as my business, ..Continue Reading
Good Morning Readers, Did you ever wonder how Physical Therapy could help you? Today I am giving you the Top 10 Reasons Why Physical Therapy Can Help You. 10 Reasons Why Physical Therapy is Beneficial Physical therapy helps people of all ages who have medical conditions, illnesses or injuries that ..Continue Reading
Good Morning Readers, This is our last article in my series on some of the diseases Physical Therapy can help. This month I have discussed, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Osteoarthritis and Dementia. How can Physical Therapy assist the Dementia Patient? How can a person with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia benefit from ..Continue Reading
Good Morning Readers, Thank you for reading my series this month on different illnesses Physical Therapy can help. Today my topic is Dementia, what is it? Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Memory loss is an example. Alzheimer’s ..Continue Reading
Good Morning Readers, Today I continue our series on different illnesses and how Physical Therapy can help. This week I discussed what a Stroke is and what happens when a person has a stroke. Today, I am going to address different Physical Therapy goals and exercises for the Stroke patient. ..Continue Reading
Good Morning Readers, Our month of learning about different diseases continues: Today I will educate you on What is a Stroke taken from: http://www.stroke.org/understand-stroke/what-stroke Knowing the signs of a stroke is the first step in stroke prevention. A stroke, sometimes called a “brain attack,” occurs when blood flow to an ..Continue Reading
Good Morning Readers, This week I talked about Parkinson’s and what this disease is and how if affects people. Today, I am going to talk about how Physical Therapy can help the Parkinson’s patient: Exercise and Physical Therapy Research has shown that regular exercise benefits people with Parkinson’s disease. Exercise: ..Continue Reading