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HOW WILL PHYSICAL THERAPY HELP REDUCE MY FALL RISK?

Based on the results of this evaluation, your physical therapist will design a treatment plan around your specific needs. These plans are aimed first and foremost at reducing your risk of falling, but they will also aid you in improving balance, strength, flexibility, endurance, and overall movement. Some common forms of treatment include: • PAINMANAGEMENT. If you are feeling painful anywhere, it will be one of the first things addressed in your treatment plan. Your physical therapist will want to make sure that your treatment is as comfortable as possible, so you will work together on relieving pain first, before continuing into any other forms of physical activity that may bring you discomfort. • WALKING AND MOVING PROGRAMS. This part of your treatment plan is aimed at getting you back to your normal physical function when walking and/ or moving. Your physical therapist may ask you to perform certain activities, such as walking in a circle or completing an obstacle course. • BALANCE TRAINING. Balance is a large part of fall prevention, as lack of stability is one of the main reasons why falls occur. Your physical therapist will design a balance training plan for you as part of your treatment, and may ask you to performcertain balance-based activities, such as standing on one leg or holding your balance while performing amentally-stimulating task (such as reciting the alphabet or reading a page from a book.) • STRENGTHTRAINING. Strength training is typically paired with your balance training. Your physical therapist will design a strength training plan for you, which will focus on specificmuscle groups in need of improvement. The goal of this will be to improve your standing and walking balance, as well as your ability to recover from a loss of balance. • ENDURANCE TRAINING. Endurance training is all about working up to more advanced levels of the same form of treatment. Your physical therapist will provide you with an aerobic exercise program and will slowly add on time to those exercises as your endurance improves. For example, your endurance trainingmay begin at 10-minute sessions and thenmay progress to 30-minute sessions. Are you ready to get back on your feet by improving your balance and decreasing your risk of sustaining a fall-related injury? Contact Fritz Physical Therapy to schedule a consultation and get started today!

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