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| Services Injury prevention, treatment = Immediate Appointments. At Physical Therapy Solutions Group, our staff will restore strength, mobility, balance, endurance and function following injury, surgery and illness. All of our programs emphasize alleviating current dysfunction, pain or deficits. Our ultimate goal is providing patient and caregivers with information regarding their injury process and preventing future problems. Our physical therapists are equipped with the knowledge and skills in the most current techniques and methodologies. At Physical Therapy Solutions Group, we provide the following services and programs:
Balance is critical for day to day activities such as getting out of a chair and walking, bending over to put your shoes on, washing your hair, driving a car or going grocery shopping. Just about everything you do in your daily life, whether for work or leisure requires balance control. We don't tend to think about the need for balance until balance problems develop and cause profound disruptions in your daily life. In addition to increased risk for falls, balance disorders can shorten your attention span, disrupt normal sleep patterns, and/or cause excessive fatigue. People with balance and dizziness problems can have difficulty with even the simplest of tasks. We are here to help. If you have experienced a recent fall, feel unsteady on your feet, have a spell of dizziness, or have other reason to believe you might have a balance problem, you should talk to your family physician. Your doctor can refer you to a qualified physical therapist like the Physical Therapy Solutions group to determine the underlying cause(s) of your balance. In fact,
Physical Therapy Solutions Inc is the only facility in the NW suburbs of Chicago with a comprehensive balance program. Assisted by the medical history provided by your doctor, the specialist will perform specific tests to determine your ability to maintain your balance, as well as your risk of falling. If you experience dizziness, vertigo, lightheadedness, loss of balance, giddiness or loss of equilibrium, then you need to see us! Symptoms of pressure or fullness in the ear, blurred vision with movement and balance problems combined with unsteadiness indicate the need for an evaluation from our physical therapists, who specialize in vestibular rehabilitation. Our Qualified Vestibular Clinicians will perform a complete evaluation, which includes the observation of posture, balance, movement and compensation strategies to come to a conclusion about the course of treatment for you. In addition, we use infrared video Frenzel goggles for assessment and treatment of vestibular disorders.
More About Vertigo Please click here to visit the website of the Vestibular Disorders Association Dizziness is a broad term used to explain how we feel when our sense of balance is not quite right. The term encompasses a variety of sensations that can mean different things to different people. If you have ever been dizzy, you may have found it difficult to describe exactly how it made you feel. Some people who report feeling dizzy say they feel as if everything is spinning around them, or as if they are spinning or turning themselves. This is what doctors usually mean when they refer to vertigo. Others describe feeling wobbly or unsteady as if they were on a boat. And still others may describe their dizziness as a feeling of "floating", lightheadedness or "giddiness". Common Myths About Dizziness Dizziness is one of the leading patient complaints reported to doctors, second only to lower back pain. Historically, it has been very difficult to determine the cause of dizziness symptoms, but medical advances in the last twenty years have significantly improved the diagnosis and treatment of dizziness disorders. Because dizziness and/or vertigo can be so difficult to diagnose, however, a number of erroneous "causes" are often incorrectly assigned to symptoms of dizziness. Myth: "Your dizziness is caused by anxiety; you just need to relax." Myth: "Your dizziness is caused by your imagination and it's only in your head." Myth: "Your dizziness is just part of getting older." Myth: "Your dizziness is simply a hormone imbalance." Orthopedic and Sports Injury Rehabilitation No one else in the area can provide you the same level of expertise and experience that we can. Our treatment teams and innovative programs provide a broad range of specialized rehabilitation services for orthopedic patients. Our Rehabilitation Program assists patients with any condition of the bones or joints, including those who have undergone orthopedic surgery.
Neurological Rehabilitation Fall Prevention Programs The key to our system is the Dynamic Posturography (CDP), a sophisticated assessment technique to objectively quantify and differentiate among the variety of complex systems involved in balance, including sensory, motor, and central adaptive. Because CDP can identify and differentiate the impairments associated with balance problems, CDP is complementary to clinical tests designed to localize and categorize medical causes of balance disorders. SMART Equi Test assessment protocols quantify the patient's ability to perform the balance and mobility tasks needed to stay safe and function effectively in everyday life. They provide the data necessary for accurate assessment of balance dysfunction and effective clinical management.
Remember, loss of balance and mobility are NOT inevitable as you grow older. Sudden falls in older individuals are of great concern, since the incidence of balance problems is known to increase significantly with age. We can help you improve your balance! Sports Injuries
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