Gain Back Your Independence with Beaverton Rehab

When a person gets injured or has a prolonged illness, doctors often recommend physical therapy. In the case of older people, though, sometimes this is seen as just something to "try." This could not be further from the truth. Physical therapy is top quality therapy for many conditions affecting the elderly, from Alzheimer's to urinary incontinence.

Avamere Rehab of Beaverton offers physical therapy, as well as speech and occupational therapy, designed to help seniors live without physical pain, restore their physical functionality, and deter disability later down the track.

Beaverton Physical Therapy

Physical therapy referrals are appropriate and helpful for many problems that affect older people. Take arthritis, for example. By 65, almost everyone has it in their spine, though not everyone has the symptoms. Sufferers can undergo many types of physical therapy - aqua aerobics, hot packs, electrical stimulation, and icing to reduce swelling. At Avamere Rehab of Beaverton, we emphasize strength, range of motion, balance, and coordination. We try to make people more stable by doing extension exercises to keep posture erect.

Beaverton Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapists can take physical therapy one step further and offer occupational lifestyle redesign. Here a therapist helps a senior develop and adopt a routine of beneficial daily activities based on the client's individual needs, i.e. designing a daily routine so that you can control your lifestyle rather than it controlling you. For example, an elderly woman who used to get excited about doing hands-on volunteer work might stop because her worsening arthritis makes her frustrated and uncomfortable. But an occupational therapist could talk with the woman and discover the right kinds of volunteer work for her to do and find ways to accommodate the arthritis and help her adopt exercises to help alleviate it.

Beaverton Speech Therapy

As you grow older, your vocal cords become less elastic and your larynx muscles weaken. This makes it difficult for many elderly people to speak as they once did, and it makes it more difficult for those around them to understand what they are saying. Speech therapy can help teach the patient to speak in a new way, with vocal exercises that will help them communicate more effectively.

Help make your journey back to physical independence and good health a success by working with the staff at our Beaverton rehab center, Avamere Rehab of Beaverton.