Developing a neurological condition can be life-changing. Whether you’re living with Parkinson’s disease or the aftereffects of a stroke, you’ll need to manage your symptoms–especially if they’re affecting your balance. In fact, balance rehabilitation for neurological conditions plays a crucial role in preventing falls and improving quality of life.
A neurological condition is anything that affects your nervous system, including your brain and your nerves. Because your brain is involved, most neurological conditions have wide-ranging effects, including impacting your balance and stability.
But when balance becomes impaired, your fall risk increases. Falls are especially dangerous because they can lead to severe injury and hospitalization. As a result, many people become sedentary out of fear of falling.
At Unified Rehabilitation, we offer balance rehabilitation for neurological conditions to help people with Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and other conditions stay on their feet. Keep reading to learn more about the services we offer. You can also call our Winter Garden, FL clinic for more personalized guidance!
Balance Rehabilitation for Neurological Conditions: Different Technique
We recognize that every patient has different needs, and so we always tailor our treatment plans to the individual. Ultimately, however, our goal is to improve your mobility and balance, reducing your fall risk. Here’s how we might do that:
- Strength and Mobility Work: Helping you move better forms the foundation of our treatment plans. We’ll help you build strength in your core and lower extremities through a personalized exercise program and guide you through targeted mobility exercises so you can move more easily.
- Postural Corrections: As we work to help you move better, we’ll also address any postural issues affecting your stability and balance.
- Balance Challenges: To improve balance, you’ll need to practice it! We’ll guide you through a progressive balance training program using simple exercises to challenge your balance and improve your proprioception (sense of your body in space).
- Gait Training: Some neurological conditions (such as Parkinson’s disease) can affect your gait, or walking pattern. We’ll help address these impairments to improve your overall walking ability, including speed, endurance, and balance.
- Address Fall Risks Directly: As part of your balance training, we can help you manage other fall risk factors, such as hazards in your home or a sedentary lifestyle. We love to help our patients build confidence in their balance so they can become more active!
- Home Exercise Programs: We’ll also work with you to develop appropriate exercises to do at home so you can continue to work on your balance even when you’re in our clinic.
Learn More About Our Balance Rehabilitation Services Today
Different conditions cause different concerns; the needs of a patient with Parkinson’s disease are different from those with multiple sclerosis, for example. We’ll work closely with other care team members to ensure you’re receiving comprehensive, well-rounded care.
Balance rehabilitation for neurological conditions is an important part of managing your symptoms so you can live an active life–which, for many conditions, can help delay its progression.
If you or a loved one is struggling with balance concerns, request an appointment with Unified Rehabilitation to get started with an initial consultation.