The human body relies on constant feedback from your muscles, joints, and ligaments to ensure the body moves as it should with your daily routine. With any injury, chronic or acute, there is typically a weakness, inflammatory component, or imbalance that contributes to dysfunction in the neuromuscular system.
Balance training exercise is a key component of physical therapy and rehabilitation. Whether you are recovering from surgery, chronic pain, or an acute injury, it is beneficial to challenge the neuromuscular system to aid in recovery and to prevent future injury. Rebbe Rehab’s concierge home physical therapy here in Miami incorporates balance training into a patient’s therapy regimen when a fall risk, weakness, or instability is noted during our comprehensive evaluation process.
Balance training exercise is most often utilized for older adults who may pose a fall risk due to weakness, disuse, or some other pathology leading to deficit. The implementation of balance training in an elderly patient’s therapy who poses a risk of falling will strengthen the connection and communication between the muscles and brain to reduce risk of injury and falls. Rebbe Rehab utilizes specific, individualized therapeutic exercise to improve this communication.
Balance training is not limited to the elderly, however. It is also vital in recovery from surgery as well as with chronic or acute pain. When pain and inflammation are present in the body it interferes with the brain to muscle signaling which can lead to weakness, balance deficits, and risk of further injury or compensatory patterns to develop. Rebbe Rehab utilizes many different techniques including but not limited to manual soft tissue mobilization, therapeutic exercises, corrective exercise, instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, joint mobilization, blood flow restriction, kinesio tape, joint manipulation, and more to decrease inflammation, improve muscle activation, and improve overall balance to speed up recover. Rebbe Rehab also challenges the neuromuscular system by utilizing balance boards, BOSU balls, having patients stand on a compliant surface (foam), and even disrupt visual feedback through closing one or both eyes.
Gait training is another key component of physical therapy when a patient is required to use an assistive device such as a cane or may be re learning how to walk after a surgery or being in a wheelchair for a prolonged period. Rebbe Rehab’s concierge home physical therapy in Miami is highly trained in gait mechanics and neuromuscular re education techniques to get you back to walking effectively and efficiently to prevent any compensation or further injury. We are able to teach you the proper use of any assistive device including canes and crutches to ensure you are using them safely and getting the most benefit from them.
Our physical therapists here at Rebbe Rehab are highly trained and skilled to provide you with the most individualized, evidence based, and effective balance training programs in the industry. Whether you come to our office in Miami or we conveniently come to you in your home, we are able to provide the highest quality physical therapy to exceed your expectations. Our model of one to one physical therapy allows our therapists to pay attention to every little detail during your sessions to maximize results in a shorter period of time.