Keep yourself safe from injury with an appropriate, individualized therapy program.

Dizziness and balance problems are common. Sadly, so are falls and – worse – falls that result in significant fractures or other injuries. For these reasons, Cornerstone Physical Therapy offers evaluation and therapy to help you improve your balance and prevent falls that could cause serious injury and, as a result, lead to dramatic changes in your quality of life.

Your safety begins with thorough assessment.

At Cornerstone, our experienced therapists know that good balance and the ability to prevent potentially injurious falls involve many factors. That’s why we take a careful, detailed and comprehensive approach to helping you improve your balance and keep yourself safe. Our physical therapists start by evaluating your physical function, from your strength and stamina to your range of motion and your body’s “postures.” After we’ve thoroughly assessed your problem, we devise a program that’s based on your individual needs.

Helping you protect yourself with appropriate & tailored treatment.

Key to our measured, thoughtful approach is the fact that certain aspects of your ability to maintain balance must be in place before other parts of “the balance equation” can be addressed. For example, if you have restriction in certain joints, that must be resolved before we can try to rebuild the strength needed to maintain balance.

Also central to how we approach balance problems is the notion that your body has natural and balanced postures. Even without you knowing it, subtle differences in your musculoskeletal alignment can create muscle imbalances, cause you to change how you move, form compensatory postures and generally generate problems you wouldn’t otherwise have. And these may or may not be involved in your balance, but they certainly can interfere with helping you overcome the problem you’re having.

Using a variety of methods for optimal outcomes.

The program we devise for you, while customized to suit your needs and individual life and abilities, likely will consist of multiple methods and therapies, including:

• Thorough evaluation, including gait analysis
• Postural Restoration
• Manual therapy
• Strength & conditioning exercises
• Therapy balls, rocker boards & other modalities
• Aquatic therapy
• Home exercises
• Proper footwear & orthotics
• Safety education

To learn more about how you can improve your balance and prevent a dangerous fall, call Cornerstone Physical Therapy today.