“The balance system is comprised of three essential components: the Proprioceptive system, the visual system, and the vestibular system.” Aging comes with a lot of changes to our body, mind and soul.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." “Unless you regularly walk backward, it’s likely a brand-new movement pattern for your body,” says Rachel ...

She s also aware of people she calls furniture walkers, a phrase she and fellow physical therapists give to people who struggle with their balance and use walls or furniture to brace themselves as ...

Jim Bowman spends hours in his workshop turning imperfect pieces of wood into art. He learned the art of woodturning as a child and picked the hobby back up in retirement. “I let the wood speak to me, ...

And that’s not all. Retro walking has been shown to enhance lower-body mobility and, when done frequently, can improve range ...

Walking is one of the simplest, most accessible ways to stay active—but what if you flipped the script and put it in reverse?

Physical therapist Tiffany Jenson recently worked with a patient who shared surprise at how much her mobility declined this year. Getting out of a chair proved difficult. The core issue often is ...

Mike Teater and his physical therapy team at FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Center of Camas have a mission — to be masters of balance. Teater, the Camas center’s clinical director, recalled a story of his ...

The Kettering Health NeuroRehab and Balance Center is bringing the first neurologic physical therapy residency program to the Dayton region, tentatively scheduled to start this summer. “There is a ...

Researchers in Norway report that patients who receive walking skills training following total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis show improved physical function. The physical therapy program ...

Could a new device called a portable neuromodulation stimulator (PoNS) help improve your mobility and balance with multiple sclerosis? PoNS is a device that delivers mild electrical pulses to two ...