If your senior loved one has had a fall it may be helpful to have physical therapy providers to help them be mobile again and recover any mobility that they lost as a result of the fall and the time they spent in recovery. If your senior is unable to get out to therapy because of their condition or if getting to therapy would be very difficult for them they can have a physical therapist come to their home. At home physical therapy for seniors is a fantastic way to help seniors recover their mobility after a fall.

When a physical therapist who specializes in working with seniors comes to a senior’s home they will be working with that senior on things like:

Strength

Targeted exercises that use a senior’s body weight to help them build up overall strength will help seniors get their mobility back. Physical therapy can also include specific exercises that will build muscle back in places where it may have been lost due to your senior loved one’s fall and recovery, like in their legs. If your senior loved one has been bedridden during their recovery they will need to build up muscle strength again in order to get back their mobility.

Flexibility

Physical therapy can also improve a senior’s flexibility to help them move more freely. After the fall your senior loved one may have developed new ways to move so that they didn’t make their injury worse. But after a period of time, these new ways of moving can become a habit and interfere with your senior parent’s ability to move freely. With stretching and flexibility exercises your senior loved one will be able to unlearn the habits they learned to cope with the injury and regain enough flexibility to move without stiffness or poor posture again.

Gait

Seniors often need to correct their gait after a fall or a medical event like a stroke. It can be difficult for seniors to correct their gait but physical therapy and assistive devices can make a big difference in the recovery of an even gait. Gait matters because seniors who have an uneven gait where they are not putting their weight evenly on both feet or walking with their feet working in tandem have a very high risk of falling again or having permanent mobility loss. However physical therapy exercises can help correct that problem.

Muscle Control

After a long period of not using certain muscles or after a stroke where there was some partial paralysis seniors often need physical therapy to help them regain muscle control. Without proper muscle control seniors won’t be able to walk or move the way they should so regaining muscle control is an important part of recovery. At home physical therapy performed by a trained physical therapist who has experience working with seniors is a great option for seniors who need extra help to regain any mobility or flexibility they’ve lost.

If you or a family member need to hire Physical Therapy Services in Coconut Creek FL, call the caring professionals at Star Multi Care today at (954) 870-4770.

We provide service in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Margate, Pompano Beach, and Tamarac.

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Stephen Sternbach

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With over 35 years of experience, Stephen Sternbach has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Star Multi Care Services since 1987. After the sale of the New York and New Jersey operations of Star Multi Care Services, Sternbach brought the company private where he remains President and CEO of this 40-million dollar company. With Sternbach at the helm, Star Multi Care Services employs more than 650 employees, in six offices throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

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