"There is something you can do about it before it gets to the point where you fall and risk injury. You do not just have to ...

Here are effective at-home physical therapy exercises to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance, enabling you to stay active and support your recovery. Doing physical therapy exercises at home ...

Exercises such as standing on one leg may help patients walk stairs or step onto curbs without falling, he said. “It forces the muscles to communicate to the brain to stand upright.” For those who can ...

During cheerleading practice in April, Jana Duey's sixth grade daughter, Karter, sustained a concussion when she fell several feet headfirst onto a gym floor mat. Days after, Karter still had a ...

Most Americans (about two-thirds) will experience some form of cognitive decline by the age of 70, research shows. (The ...

an associate professor of physical therapy at New York University and director of the university’s doctoral program in rehabilitation sciences. Lubetzky was not part of the study. “Balance is ...

There are stretches for flexibility and then there are their lesser-discussed counterparts: mobility exercises. Just like we ...

Not that quad exercises are only good for aesthetics. A study published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science found ... core strength and improving balance. This one takes some mastery ...

McCaslin says the no-frills test could also help doctors screen patients and identify those with a balance issue so they can work to treat or improve it, depending on the cause. Physical therapy ...

A single-leg balance ... exercises can help ease medial knee pain while strengthening exercises can help provide knee support and stability. Depending on the severity of your symptoms, you may need to ...