You Can Age Gracefully with South Valley Physical Therapy
Preventing Cognitive Health Issues. Exercise is one of the best steps you can take in order to maintain healthy cognitive health. On your own, you can make it a habit to exercise daily, within reason. Exercise is mentally stimulating and it helps keep you sharp! With a physical therapist, you can work together to create a treatment plan that works for you. This will include treatment-specific exercises, aimed at increasing cognitive health, and they may be paired with strength and flexibility training to help prevent other health issues. The most common cause of physical injury is weak bones, joints, and muscles. To resolve this, you can try to participate in strength-training exercises to prevent bones from becoming brittle. It is also important to maintain a healthy diet, making sure you have a sufficient protein and calcium intake, in order to help with bone strength. With a physical therapist, you can get assistance with strength and flexibility training, having your PT create a specialized plan for you. Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis are some of the leading causes of frailty. If you suffer from one of these conditions, your physical therapist can create a treatment-specific exercise plan for you. These excises will be done with your physical therapist, to make sure they are being completed correctly and safely. Your physical therapist may also suggest at-home exercises for you to do. He or she may also suggest another form of treatment, such as aquatic therapy, in order to increase muscle strength and ease discomfort. Preventing Malnutrition. Poor diet is the cause of malnutrition, but it can stem from other underlying issues. On your own, you can try to maintain a healthier diet by making sure you get a sufficient intake of all food groups. Even small dietary changes, such as increasing your fruit and vegetable intake, and decreasing your salt and saturated fat intake can make all the difference. You can also try to make sure you eat three meals a day, even if it means creating reminders for yourself.
Exercise can also help increase appetite, which can make eating a meal easier.
With a physical therapist, you can create a nutritional meal plan based on your needs. This will help you figure out exactly what you should be eating, what you should avoid, and what you may need more of. Your physical therapist may also suggest other physical treatments in order to increase appetite and/or maintain cognitive health. Preventing Incontinence & Constipation. This condition can be caused by an underlying condition, but the most common reason it goes untreated is due to embarrassment. For treatment, you can attend your annual physicals. First and foremost, attending yearly physicals and being honest with your doctor, no matter how embarrassed you may feel, is the best way to treat or avoid this condition. There are many treatments available, but your doctor can’t suggest any of them if he or she doesn’t know what’s going on. With a physical therapist, you can work together to create a treatment plan that will correct this condition. Many physical therapists will perform pelvic floor therapy to treat incontinence or constipation, and the results are resoundingly successful with most patients. If you are suffering from some of these health conditions, or you think you might be, give our team at South Valley Physical Therapy a call today. We’ll be more than happy to schedule a consultation with you and discuss how we can help treat some of these conditions. Aging doesn’t have to be as daunting as it seems – our physical therapists can help you maintain your highest quality of life!
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