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ReGain Balance:

 

Aging Gracefully, 

Maintaining Independence,

Feeling Good

Enjoying Life, 

and Preventing Falls....

..Now that's what it's all about!

 

Did you know?

In 2014 alone, more than 1/4 of older adults reported falling and more than 27,000 older adults died as a result of falls--that's 74 older adults every day.(1)

 

What is Balance?

  • Sensory Input (Inner Ear/Vestibular, Vision, Joint/Muscle Receptors, and Hearing)
  • Central Processing (Brainstem and Brain)
  • Motor Output (Muscle Strength and Coordination, Joint Range of Motion, Reaction Time, and Postural Responses)

Services Offered:

  • Balance Screens and Assessments
  • Comprehensive In-Clinic Balance Treatment Program 
  • Customized Home/Gym Exercise Program
  • Recommendations for fall risk reduction and general healthful aging guidance
  • Fall prevention and healthful aging clinics

 

REFERENCES:

(1) cdc.gov/steadi

 

Are you afraid of falling?

Had one too many falls?

Feel afraid to go outside?

Worry that you are a fall waiting to happen?

Maybe it's time to do something about it!

 

Contact me to see what you can do

to feel more steady,

improve your balance,

and prevent future falls.

*And try some of these tips

for Balance and Stability now!


 

STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries)

Fall prevention information and materials for the older adult patient.

Important Facts about Falls

Learn more about the cost and consequences of falls to both individuals and society from STEADI site.

 

STEADI and CDC:  Hip Fractures Among Older Adults

Learn about the incidence and prevention of hip fractures among older adults.

 

Balance, Aging, and Fall Prevention

  • Effects of cancer and treatments on balance
  • Factors for higher risk of falls
  • How can a physical therapist help?

 

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,

2022, 2023, and 2024

Best of Corvallis Award

for Physical Therapist

by Corvallis Awards Program


ReBalance

Physical Therapy

Contact me to schedule an appointment

or free  Discovery Session.

Have questions?       Just ask!

Will after a fall be too late?   Why wait?

Jill Popowski, PT, MPT, CCVR

 

ADDRESS

305 SW C Ave Ste 1

Corvallis, OR 97333

 

CALL US

(541) 223-6020

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