Utilizing State of The Art Technology from Switzerland, Physical Therapist Ed Gray from Giger MD Movement Therapy in Boca Raton, Florida explains how his patients regain coordination and retrain their body to perform coordinated movements, creating a stronger sense of wholeness and strength. Ed introduces the exciting new technologies and trainings that have helped many Parkinson’s patients regain mobility and Quality of Life.
Category: physical therapy
Balance Based Torso Weighting for People Prone to Falls and Mobility Challenges
Improve your balance and mobility with Balance-Based Torso-Weighting (BBTW). The BBTW method — an assessment of directional instability and subsequent strategic weight placement on the torso — has been shown to provide same day improvements in people with balance and mobility challenges. Join me as I interview Cynthia Gibson-Horn, PT, cofounder of Motion Therapeutics, to discuss this innovative treatment that produces immediate improvements in balance and mobility for people with Parkinson’s disease and others with balance and mobility challenges. For more information, visit: www.motiontherapeutics.com
During the radio show today, Cindy began by previewing a video of a person with Parkinson’s symptoms who was helped immensely by Cindy’s jacket that is weighted to address the imbalances in a person’s body. Click on the link below to see this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRbmOkUzoq4&list=UUApZX-0NOFentcTAv9-xp3A&index=1&feature=plcp
Music is an Effective Therapy
Dr. Matt Ford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, is doing fascinating research using music as a therapy for persons who currently experience the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Dr. Ford will tell us how music can transform our lives and – at the same time – offer profound relief from Parkinson’s symptoms. Music therapy is 100% safe, 100% noninvasive and has no side effects.
Music can have a profound influence on your symptoms. Find out why!