Balance & Fall Prevention Program in Greater Kansas City Missouri
There are four components critical for good balance: your vision, inner ear (vestibular system), sensory nervous system, and muscles and joints. As you age, your vision declines, as does your hearing, when the organs in your inner ear begin to degenerate. Your sensory abilities also wane, and you may experience a loss of feeling in your feet as well as a loss of spatial awareness. Unless regularly exercised, your core and gluteus medius muscles responsible for balance may start to atrophy. Of the four components, your muscles and joints are the easiest to control.
In our experience, the vast majority of patients with balance issues also have neuropathy — so they actually are dealing with chronic pain as well.
Neuropathy may develop with age or after debilitating treatments like chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
To help restore balance, the providers at Core Medical Center use a combination of therapeutic approaches as part of their Balance and Fall Prevention Program. Schedule an appointment with Core Medical Center today to get your own fall prevention program.
What is Balance and Fall Prevention?
For older adults, a fall can become a major injury due to weakening bones and muscles. In order to better combat fall risks, providers can put together a treatment plan to help protect patients from falls. These plans can include balance exercises, address leading causes of falls, and in general assist in managing concerns patients may have.
If you're looking for fall prevention specialists, consider getting a treatment program with Core Medical Center. We provide custom treatment plans in order to help you get back to doing what you love without the fear of falls.
Don't let the fear of falling prevent you from enjoying your life. Schedule an appointment with Core Medical Center today.
Balance Therapy Services
Because a loss of balance itself is not a diagnosis, our providers treat conditions that cause your balance issue. At Core Medical Center, we use a combination approach to treatment, which may include:
Sensorimotor training
Sensorimotor training is a balance training program that uses progressively challenging surfaces so that a patient can safely practice their balancing skills while emphasizing postural control.
Physical therapy
Physical therapy is used to strengthen and stretch muscles.
Chiropractic care
Keeping your spine aligned can help improve your balance and reduce other risk factors that contribute to falling and balance loss.
Sanexas RST
Sanexas RST can be used if a patient also suffers from neuropathy.
Customized AFOs
Custom braces that are made specific to a patient’s needs and designed to increase balance and reduce the likelihood of falling
Other services you may experience for balance and fall prevention include:
Advanced diagnostic testing
for chronic pain, injury recovery delays, neurological deficits, or post-accident symptoms
Behavioral health services
for anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress-related conditions
Occupational medicine
and health programs
Pain management procedures
for chronic pain and injuries
Physical, occupational, and vestibular therapy
for recovery from trauma, injury, surgery, and chronic pain
Why Choose Core Medical Center for Balance and Fall Prevention?
Core Medical Center is dedicated to healing the causes of our patients’ pain instead of only addressing the symptoms. To this end, we dedicate ourselves to ensuring each of our patients is treated like an individual and gets personalized care. Our team of skilled professionals can help you get the care you need and improve your overall health.
Find out more about our balance and fall prevention program at Core Medical Center requesting your appointment now.
Balance and Fall Prevention FAQs
Is this covered under insurance?
If your insurance is medicare and commercial, we are in-network. They will cover it at whatever rate they are contracted and if its MVA is typically on lien or med pay or pip or both, work comp is covered by the carrier.
What are the benefits of fall prevention programs?
Benefits of a fall prevention plan include increased confidence and security, improved strength, greater flexibility, improved mobility, and a reduced risk of falling. It can also reduce the chance of injury in the event you do fall.
Why is fall prevention important?
Fall prevention is important because it helps strengthen and protect people from possible falls.
What are the goals of fall prevention?
The ultimate goal of fall prevention is to minimize the chance that a person falls or, in the event they do fall, to prevent serious injuries.
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