Geriatric Rehabilitation

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.

ISPT has a multi-disciplinary team of physical therapists and assistants. Our facilities boast balance training and fall prevention. All of our physical therapists address the unique medical and functional problems associated with aging. They incorporate aspects of teaching, prevention, fitness and wellness in all their rehabilitative programs.

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:

• Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Coordination and Balance Disorders
• Functional Limitations related to mobility
• Sports/Orthopedic Injuries
• Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
• Osteoporosis
• Cerebral Vascular Accident (stroke)
• Joint Replacements
• Fractures
• Neck and/or Low Back Pain