HATBORO, Pa. - John Smyth needed more than the big flat-screen TV, towel warmers and homelike furniture offered at the Willow Ridge Center to convince him to stay in the nursing home’s rehab unit following knee-joint replacement. What sold the 70-year-old retired...

I had a hip replacement four weeks ago, and I’m happy to say my doctor said the surgery went exceedingly well, and I’m already walking around with no problem. Also on Monday I started outpatient physical therapy at a nearby rehabilitation facility — a rigorous bunch of exercises...

KALAMAZOO — Nursing homes are remaking their image as not just places for long-term patients at the end of their lives but as affordable alternatives for post-surgery rehabilitation. Borgess Gardens — the new...

In 2009, more than 750,000 Americans— mostly of Medicare age— will undergo total hip or knee replacement surgery in the U.S. And most will be discharged less than five days after surgery, well before they’re ready to rehab at home. Skilled nursing facilities across the...

I was leaving the dog park one day, "recalls Josephine Ruf, " and these two big dogs that were off their leases came running and knocked me down. I'm only eighty-seven pounds, and together these dogs weighed twice as much as I do." Josephina explains that the fall fractured...

Our unique acute level rehabilitation program is what distinguishes Arista Care at Cedar Oaks from all other short term rehab facilities. At Arista Care at Cedar Oaks,patients receive customized intensive,acute level therapy, seven days a week.This aggressive approach....

A program designed to reduce the incidence of falls among senior citizens. In the geriatric population, falls are one of the greatest causes of serious health problems. Appalachian Therapy Center has developed a program that is designed to reduce the frequency of falls...

A broad-based coalition of nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the safety and health of older adults applauds today's House passage of S. 845, the Safety of Seniors (SOS) Act, clearing it for the president. This bill comes at a critical point: each year, one in three older...

Balance is controlled by a complex interaction of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The muscular, vestibular, neurological, and visual systems must work in conjunction to provide for stability. Many factors, including pain and normal age related changes like arthritis, could adversely...

Ask your physician about participating in a Fall Risk Assessment and Conditioning Program. Consistent with American Geriatric Society clinical practice guidelines for prevention of falls in older adults....

Alfred Dveirin had always been light on his feet, even into his seventies. But a few years ago a transient ischemic attack - a type of stroke that occurs when the brain's blood supply is briefly interrupted - had an adverse effect on his balance. "I started losing my balance," says the 80-year...

As people age, the risk of a fall turning into a debilitating injury increases exponentially. Michael Godard, assistant professor of sports medicine, is doing something to help senior citizens stay steady on their feet. Godard is heading a research project, based in the athletic training lab in...

About 20 community members toured Verdugo Hills Hospital on July 11 and found themselves staggered by a state-of-the-art machine that’s helping the elderly improve their balance and reduce the risk of falling. The visitors were able to get a hands-on demonstration of the Biodex...