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Gait Analysis: Optimizing Patient Care

Gait Analysis: Optimizing Patient Care As dedicated physical therapists, you know that moving our bodies involves more than just taking steps. It's a complicated series of mechanics that can affect how well our patients feel. Gait analysis allows you to uncover the nuances of how your patients walk and move. In this blog, we're going [...]

Fall Risks: A Step-by-Step Plan for Your Patients

Fall Risks: A Step-by-Step Plan for Your Patients Fall risks are a significant concern for many facilities. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), approximately half of the 1.6 million residents in U.S. nursing facilities fall each year. Falls often have serious consequences, including: Reduced quality of life Decreased ability to function [...]

Facility Spotlight: Good Neighbor Society

Facility Spotlight: Good Neighbor Society Recently, our team visited Good Neighbor Society in Manchester, Iowa! Good Neighbor Society is a Continuing Care Retirement Community that encompasses independent living, assisted living, post hospital rehab, memory care, and long term care all on one beautiful campus. Good Neighbor Society features a brand new rehab facility space, dedicated [...]

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Empowering Stroke Recovery: 7 Essential Equipment for Rehabilitation

Empowering Stroke Recovery: 7 Essential Equipment for Rehabilitation Stroke rehabilitation can be significantly improved with the right equipment to aid patients on their journey to recovery. Modern stroke rehab facilities are equipped with advanced tools that maximize results, ranging from innovative robotics to cutting-edge technology. In this blog, we will explore eight must-have pieces of [...]

Overhead Track Systems: All You Need to Know

Overhead Track Systems: All You Need To Know Physical therapy plays a vital role in helping your patients regain strength, flexibility, and mobility after injury, surgery, or illness. In recent years, technologies have emerged to improve the safety and efficacy of physical therapy interventions. One advancement is the overhead track system, which offers a wide [...]

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5 Effective Techniques to Improve Your Patients’ Gait Pattern

5 Effective Techniques to Improve Your Patients’ Gait Pattern Gait pattern, or the way a person walks, plays an important role in your patient’s overall mobility and quality of life. Helping your patients improve their gait pattern is an essential aspect of rehabilitation and functional restoration. Addressing your patients’ gait abnormalities by implementing targeted techniques [...]