Balancing Act: How Physical Therapy Can Help

We often think of going to physical therapy to get stronger, but did you know we can help tremendously improve your balance? Good balance is key to staying active and preventing falls and injury.

Collectively, we balance by using our eyesight, senses in our inner ear, and joints, giving feedback to our brain. If any one of these systems is compromised, so is our balance. A physical therapist can perform several activities with you to determine which systems need to be “strengthened” to improve balance.

For example, a person may lose their balance when walking down the hall at night or have dif...