There may come a time when you realize that your loved one can no longer care for themselves as they once could. Everyday tasks such as self-hygiene, dressing, walking, or even simple mobility exercises like getting in and out of chairs have become a difficult challenge. In-home healthcare companies such as Allegiance Home Health and Rehab can help your loved one regain strength and mobility with physical therapy.
Physical therapy can help improve a senior’s quality of life in many ways. Trained physical therapists (PTs) work with seniors and their families to address the unique issues each individual experiences. At Allegiance, our physical therapists are passionate about helping our patients improve mobility, restore functionality, improve range of motion, prevent disability and limit their pain. Our physical therapists also work with our senior patients to prevent the loss of function and mobility by creating and implementing wellness and fitness programs for a healthier, more active lifestyle. Some areas our PTs work in are:
-Range of Motion Improvement
Through the use of soft tissue massage, stretching exercises, and joint mobilization therapy, physical therapists help seniors improve their range of motion. This in turn allows them to live independently and effectively execute those tasks required for daily living.
-Prevention of Mobility Loss
Our PTs use specific exercises to allow seniors faced with mobility issues to overcome the mobility challenges of taking walks around the neighborhood or even moving from room to room. By utilizing exercises that increase mobility effectiveness, PTs can help seniors gain their mobility back and also prevent future mobility loss.
– Coordination and Balance
There are times when a senior discovers that getting up out of a chair or exiting a car becomes a challenge. Simple tasks such as bathing or dressing can become a challenge to older adults with balance or coordination issues. Our physical therapists use coordination and balancing activities with the ultimate goal of decreasing the risk and chance of falls.
Some of the other duties performed by physical therapists include:
– Reviewing a patient’s medical history, including notes and referrals from doctors or surgeons.
– Setting up a treatment plan for seniors that outlines the patient’s goals and expected outcome of the plan.
– Using exercise to help increase a senior’s mobility, in addition to preventing further injury (or pain), and facilitating health and wellness. This is done through a variety of techniques, such as hands-on therapy, using state-of-the-art equipment, or with stretching maneuvers.
– Educate patients and family members on what to expect during and after the recovery process.
Allegiance Home Health and Rehab, Inc. provides physical therapists to both private homes and assisted living communities in Florida for Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties. At Allegiance Home Health and Rehab, older adults in home care services are able to achieve a higher quality of life and maintain their independence while remaining in the comfort and security of their own home. Allegiance customizes their care to fit each patient’s unique needs and personality, resulting in better care, and happier – and healthier – patients. Allegiance pledges to help restore and maintain maximum comfort, function and health to its patients in the freedom of their own home while creating lifelong clients through the legendary service provided by caring and professional staff.
