Age is Only A Number

Physical therapy is one secret to staying young. Whether suffering an injury, healing from surgery, or simply preventing future physical complications, physical therapy helps fight against aches and pains, no matter what age.

The American Physical Therapy Association states:
Physical therapy intervention may prevent lifelong disability and restore the highest level of functioning.

How does physical therapy help you feel young?

• Emphasis on core strengthening and stability at all ages to maintain your ability to perform daily activities - lifting, cleaning, yard work
• Source of information to understand changes that come with age
• Option to regain lost abilities or develop new ones

Some symptoms that come with age:

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Arthritis
• Coordination and balance dysfunction
• Osteoporosis
• Sarcopenia: a condition of age-related loss of muscle mass and strength (Sarcopenia is often found in combination with osteoporosis.)

What can you do now?

1. Get flexible - Increase or maintain range of motion.
2. Build muscle - Increase muscle density and metabolism.
3. Improve balance - Prevent falls and use proper posture when sitting, walking and standing.
4. Stay active - give your body attention no matter what age.

Learn more about how physical therapy can help anti-aging, specifically osteoporosis with this article from the APTA. http://www.scribd.com/doc/13500748/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Osteoporosis-Apta