(We at Island Sports Physical Therapy are very aware of the vast range of benefits of exercise for the older person, including blood-pressure control, diabetes control, enhancing muscle strength and balance, and prevention of osteoporosis, to name a few).
Forty percent of Island Sports Physical Therapy's patients are over the age of sixty. The staff at ISPT evaluates and treats a myriad of injuries and illnesses among the geriatric population. Common diagnoses include:
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Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Coordination and Balance Disorders
Functional Limitations related to mobility
Sports/Orthopedic Injuries
Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
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Osteoporosis
Cerebral Vascular Accident (stroke)
Joint Replacements
Fractures
Neck and/or Low Back Pain
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ISPT has a multidisciplinary team of physical therapists and assistants, exercise physiologists, athletic trainers, a dietician, and a cardiac care specialist. The facility boasts a special aquatics program, balance prevention, individualized treatment, and a fitness aftercare program.
On staff is a geriatric clinical specialist who addresses the unique medical and functional problems associated with aging, incorporating aspects of prevention, fitness, wellness, consultation and teaching in addition to rehabilitation.
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