Does Medicare cover physical therapy, and if so, how much coverage do they provide? My 66-year-old husband was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and will need ongoing physical therapy to ...
Physical therapy not only helps individuals recover from an injury or accident, it can help control the pain of many age-related problems, such as arthritis and fatigue. After a fall, many senior ...
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Trouble walking and keeping balance tend to become more common in older age. How can seniors stay steady and keep moving? According to the Centers for Disease Control, falls are highly prevalent in ...
Good morning, dear friends, and welcome to our Senior Corner. Much has happened since last we met. I’d love to share some of it with you. Due to physical issues, I’ve moved to Aegis Living. I’m ...
Catherine Stone realized that as a physical therapist, she saw people for outpatient rehabilitation who were navigating multiple underlying chronic diseases, not meeting physical activity goals and ...
The average senior can attest that they have experienced aches and pains throughout their lives. For many, these pains might be chronic because of injury, illness, or accident, requiring regular ...
Even as the median salary for full-time physical therapists working in geriatrics hit the $100,000 mark, pay increases failed to keep up with inflation.