Physical therapy can play an important role in healthy aging by helping older adults maintain the physical strength necessary for independence. In traditional terms, physical therapy is a resource ...

Aspects of balance for elders covers physical, social, cultural, spiritual and mental – and all are important as seniors ...

A machine learning system uses four wearable sensors to assess balance exercise difficulty and provide AI-driven feedback to ...

Trouble walking and keeping balance tend to become more common in older age. How can seniors stay steady and keep moving? According to the Centers for Disease Control, falls are highly prevalent in ...

Physical therapy not only helps individuals recover from an injury or accident, it can help control the pain of many age-related problems, such as arthritis and fatigue. After a fall, many senior ...

When Woodbury-based physical therapist Ken Shah heard seniors complaining about their balance and joint pain, he jumped to action. Using his previous experience with aquatic therapy, Shah put together ...

Catherine Stone realized that as a physical therapist, she saw people for outpatient rehabilitation who were navigating multiple underlying chronic diseases, not meeting physical activity goals and ...

Balance issues can pose a serious threat to individual health. When a person experiences issues with their balance, they may experience dizziness, lightheadedness and feel as if a room is spinning.

This is great news for older adults and people in physical therapy. Using the WBED regularly could help them stay steady and ...

Staying moving is an important part of healthy aging and independence. For many older adults, physical therapy can be a useful resource in this effort. Traditionally, people have viewed physical ...