Balance And Gait Training

Dynamic balance is a fundamental component in our daily activities. It is what allows us to be able to reach for items in our cabinets, step in and out of the bathtub, and fold laundry while standing. As we get older, it is common to experience an increased feeling of unsteadiness or dizziness, but it should be noted that falling is not a normal part of aging. 

Contributing factors to balance include postural control, strength, motor coordination, the ability to weight shift independently, abnormal gait, and a fear of falling. 85% of people who have experienced a fall have a fear of falling again and are twice to three times more likely to experience an additional fall within the same year.

We can help by assessing your gait and provide you with therapeutic exercises and activities aimed to decrease your fear of falling, reverse poor postural and gait patterns, and decrease your dependency of holding on to external supports. Practicing movement patterns of reaching, stepping over items, and climbing stairs will help to retrain the brain, vestibular/balance system, and increase lower extremity and core strength. Our Virtual reality system helps to improve your ability to walk in all directions, reduce fear while moving around a cleared open space, improve visual motor coordination, dynamic balance, increase speed and reaction timing