Injuries or diseases to the brain or nervous system can cause several problems such as decreased sensation, muscle strength, tightness, balance, cognition and other problems. This can lead to patients experiencing functional limitations such as difficulty moving, changing positions, walking, and accessing the community. A patient may experience restricted mobility and decreased quality of life. It also can cause increased burden of care to caregivers and family.
Physical therapists at ASARA, use detailed evaluation of functional tasks such as sit to stand, transferring between surfaces, walking, and balance evaluation to help improve the quality of life and help patients lead a more contended life.
We work with patients to identify problem areas and perform detailed evaluations and design custom treatment plans that are unique to every patients’ functional abilities.
Balance is defined as the ability to maintain the body's center of mass over its base of support. To break it down, the inherent ability to maintain our stability while we are walking on level ground, gravel, grass, stepping over a curb, or getting down an elevator is Balance. In everyday situations, such activities are automatic and do not require any effort or attention.
However, in individuals experiencing a balance dysfunction, these daily activities become very tiring, challenging, and even dangerous.
Several sensory systems work together to maintain Balance.
The sensory systems send the information to the brain. The brain sends commands to the muscles and joints to help us move in a coordinated fashion.
The several sensory systems that play a crucial role in Balance are the
Motor system information from our muscles, joints while we are moving. Our brain processes all this information in a fraction of seconds. It sends feedback to the rest of the body to move in a coordinated manner.
At Asara Physical therapy and Balance Clinic, therapists are highly skilled and trained in evaluating the multifactorial nature of balance dysfunction and helping patients improve their Balance by targeting the weaker system involved. In conditions of severe compromise of the sensory system such as, if a person cannot see from macular degeneration; or if they cannot feel the floor because of peripheral neuropathy; or if they suffer from severe vestibular loss, therapists teach the other systems to take over the weaker system and compensate for the deficit.
Our goal is to relentlessly work on your Balance until you stay steady on your feet and help you get back to the life you love and live.
Gait analysis in simpler words means assessing the way a person walks or runs.
The human walking motion is also called a gait cycle. It comprises several sub-components of movements that repeat themselves with every stride you take. Our body's joints and muscles move in a controlled, coordinated manner to walk efficiently and with minimal effort.
An abnormal walking pattern can make an individual feel tired, unsteady, or even lead to falling.
An experienced and skilled therapist will observe a patient walk or run and accurately point out the missing components of gait or critical abnormalities in the walking cycle.
Observing the critical abnormalities will help the therapist further investigate the irregularities in joint movement (Range of Motion) or muscle strength that contributes to the faulty walking patterns.
Physical therapists will use this information to design a treatment plan that is very specific to the patient.
The Physical therapists at Asara Physical Therapy and Balance Clinic have helped many patients build their dynamic signature walk. <br/>
Let us help you walk out of our clinic stronger on every visit of yours.
An experienced and skilled therapist will observe a patient walk or run and accurately point out the missing components of Gait or critical abnormalities in the walking cycle.
Analyzing the walking pattern will help the therapist further investigate the abnormalities in joint movement (Range of Motion) or muscle strength that contributes to the faulty walking patterns.
Physical therapists will use this information to design a treatment plan that is very specific to the patient.
An experienced and skilled therapist will observe a patient walk or run and accurately point out the missing components of Gait or critical abnormalities in the walking cycle.
We help patients walk by supporting the patient body weight and predictably moving the leg, and guiding the muscles with our hands.
Using hands-on skills to retrain muscles is called Neurodevelopmental Treatment Approach. We utilize our advanced training along with technology to help patients walk.
We show the patient the abnormalities of Gait through video recording and gait analysis.
It helps improve the patients' perception of normalcy. The patient works with the therapist to improve their mechanics for a much efficient walking pattern.
The Physical therapists at Asara Physical Therapy and Balance Clinic have helped many patients build their dynamic signature walk. Let us help you walk out of our clinic stronger on every visit of yours.
We help patients walk by supporting the patient body weight and predictably moving the leg, and guiding the muscles with our hands.
Using hands-on skills to retrain muscles is called Neurodevelopmental Treatment Approach. We utilize our advanced training along with technology to help patients walk.
We show the patient the abnormalities of Gait through video recording and gait analysis.
It helps improve the patients' perception of normalcy. The patient works with the therapist to improve their mechanics for a much efficient walking pattern.
The Physical therapists at Asara Physical Therapy and Balance Clinic have helped many patients build their dynamic signature walk. Let us help you walk out of our clinic stronger on every visit of yours.
The human brain is so fascinating. The brain has the unique capability to form new synapses or connections, especially in response to learning, experience, or after an injury like a stroke. Repetitions and consistent physical practice through functional training help reorganize the brain and stimulate Neuroplasticity. Watch the video from SENTIS to understand Neuroplasticity.
Do you know that it takes 10,000 repetitions of steps to change a walking pattern? Such high recurrences can only occur with a combination of technology and expertise, such as gait training on a treadmill, consistency of functional movement training at home, with thoughtful home exercises designed to your specific needs.
We strongly believe that recovery happens at home. For this reason, we take caregiver training seriously. We believe in empowering patients and their families. You will learn strategies to implement and mold your brain to build strong permanent connections and ingrained movement patterns with our help.
Physical therapists at Asara Physical Therapy and Balance Clinic have helped children and adults relearn how to stand, walk, climb, run and improve many functional movements with our skilled expertise.