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Fall Prevention
How To Improve Your Home To Reduce The Risk of Falls
There are many things in the average home that can increase your risk of falling. Read on to learn how you can adapt your home to reduce risks. Remove Throw…
May 3, 2021
Leg Strength
Maintain Your Strength to Keep Walking Strong!
By Kelly K. Veit, DPT Walking is often something that we take for granted. Standing up and moving is not an activity most people think about, we just do it….
April 27, 2021
Diagnoses
Parkinson’s Is A Cruel Disease But…It Does Not Have To Be
Parkinson’s is stereotypically associated with shuffling steps, tremors, stiffness in arms and legs, slowness of movement, needing a walker, frequent falls and a slow decline of mobility. Parkinson’s Disease symptoms…
April 5, 2021
Diagnoses
Win Against Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathy is caused by damage to nerves in the body and is a common disease for many older adults. Nerve damage caused by diabetes is one of the most…
March 22, 2021
General Health
Understanding Medicare Physical Therapy and Its Guidelines
By Kelly K Veit When You Need More Physical Therapy But Don’t Know Where To Turn Millions of elderly Americans rely on Medicare as their insurance provider to cover their…
March 8, 2021
Fall Prevention
Main Causes of Falls in the Elderly
Weakness: Weakness in a person’s legs and trunk leads to gait difficulties (including difficulty picking up one’s feet, decreased coordination, bent knees/hips). People who are weak typically complain of feeling…
February 22, 2021
Diagnoses
Those with Dementia Can Improve
Hope Through Exercise for Those Living with Dementia or Alzheimer’s Once Dementia or Alzheimer’s is diagnosed, we know at Tandem Strength & Balance that families seek someone or something to…
February 1, 2021
Fall Prevention
Important Facts and True Costs of Older Adult Falls
At a certain age, we become acutely aware of the reality of “Falling when older often becomes a life-altering event." An older person who falls often goes through serious medical...
January 20, 2021
Senior Service
How to Pick the Correct Assisted Living for You and Your Family
Choosing the correct assisted living for your loved one is a complex decision (emotional and physical). #1. Family Meeting: In this meeting make a list of top 3 things that…
January 11, 2021