ElitePT: At Risk Of Sustaining a Fall-Related Injury?

ElitePT: At Risk Of Sustaining a Fall-Related Injury?

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ARE YOU AT RISK OF SUSTAINING A FALL-RELATED INJURY? GET BACK ON YOUR FEET WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 2.5million adultswere treated for nonfatal injuries in emergency departments in 2013. The good news is that most falls can easily be prevented, simply by the regular exercising of your balance system. If you have recently sustained a balance-related injury, it is important to seek the help of an Elite Physical Therapist immediately, in order to avoid additional injuries in the future. It is important to note that you should also contact an Elite Physical Therapist if you have any of the following symptoms: • Dizziness or vertigo. • Double vision or tunnel vision. • Difficulty standing up from a seated position or standing for prolonged periods of time. Am I at risk of falling? Some people have a higher risk of falling than others. Certain risk factors include: • Being female. • Nausea or vomiting. • Arm or leg weakness.

• Diabetes. • Previous stroke or heart attack.

Your Elite Physical Therapist will assess your medical history to determine how many risk factors toward falling you may have. Theywill performa thoroughphysical evaluation to figure out what the best treatment plan for you will be. How will Physical Therapy help reduce my fall risk? At Elite Physical Therapy, your initial physical evaluationmay include vision tests, thinking tests, resting heart rate checks, active heart rate checks, and evaluations of your gait, balance, range of motion, and strength. Some common forms of treatment include: • Pain management. • Walking and moving programs.

• Balance training. • Strength training. • Endurance training.

Are you ready to get back on your feet by improving your balance and decreasing your risk of sustaining a fall-related injury? Contact Elite Physical Therapy to schedule a consultation and get started today!

• Living a sedentary life. • Previous history of falls. • Parkinson’s disease. • Alzheimer’s disease. • Heart disease.

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Elite Physical Therapy Celebrates 18 Years To celebrate an amazing 18 years of serving RI and southern MA communities, Elite Physical Therapy treated Team members to coffee and donuts from local business, Presto Strange O Coffee Truck. Thank you to our loyal Patients, local communities, and our referring healthcare providers for your trust and friendship! PRACTICE NEWS

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See a Physical Therapist for: • Back pain • Neck pain • Shoulder and elbow pain

• Hip and knee pain • Ankle and foot pain • Fall Prevention • Headaches

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“Everyone was very professional, caring and knowledgeable!” “I love Elite Physical Therapy! They know exactly what to do for the problem they are working on. Everyone was very professional, caring and knowledgeable. The facility is very clean and sanitized. Anyone who goes there will feel better than they did when they walked in.” - Carole A.

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Elite Physical Therapy Adds Molekule Air Purification to Clinics

Elite Physical Therapy of RI and southern MA has installed Molekule, the leader in reinventing air purification, into each of their Clinics. Powered by a patented Photo Electrochemical Oxidation (PECO) technology. Molekule is designed to destroy a full spectrum of indoor air pollutants, including allergens, mold, and viruses from the air we breathe. Poor air quality has become a global health hazard, and the American Lung Association states that more than 140million Americans are living with unhealthy air, while the World Health Organization claims 9 out of 10 people across the globe breathe polluted air. “Our group is committed to providing safe, high quality Physical Therapy to our local communities,” said Dr. Michael Nula, founder of Elite Physical Therapy. “We are proud to work with Molekule, enabling us to strengthen our safety procedures with an effective air purification technology in our Clinics to ensure people are breathing safe and healthy air. Molekule’s amazing technology destroys pollutants like mold, bacteria, and virus dramatically improving indoor air quality.” Based on decades of rigorous research and development, PECO is a revolutionary solution to the industry standard HEPA filter. Unlike traditional air purifiers, where pollutants can potentially escape the filter, grow on them, or re-release entirely, Molekule’s breakthrough air purification technology, PECO, destroys pollutants, preventing the possibility that they could return to the air. Molekule is on a mission to solve the global air pollution crisis by reimagining the future of clean air. What started as solar research led by Dr. Yogi Goswami at the University of Florida 20 years ago, quicklymorphed into a relief effort for his son’s debilitating asthma, which could be triggered at any moment by air pollutants. Applying the same concepts of solar energy, Dr. Goswami invented photoelectrochemical oxidation, or PECO, the process by which incident light enables a semiconductor material to promote a catalytic oxidation reaction. PECO now sits at the crux of Molekule’s air purification technology, and is known to destroy pollutants, allergens, mold, bacteria, viruses, and airborne chemicals from the air we breathe, making it the only technology on the market today that destroys a full spectrum of indoor air pollutants. For more information, visit: www.molekule.com. Sources: https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2612473-1&h=3318840860&u=https%3A%2F% https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2612473-1&h=1012840158&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lung. org%2Four-initiatives%2Fhealthy-air%2Fsota%2Fhealth-risks%2F&a=the+American+Lung+Association https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2612473-1&h=4147263323&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who. int%2Fnews-room%2Fdetail%2F02-05-2018-9-out-of-10-people-worldwide-breathe-polluted-air-but- more-countries-are-taking-action&a=World+Health+Organization www.elitephysicaltherapy.com

Exercise Essentials Try this simple exercise to help you feel better! TANDEMWALK | WALL Standwith the fingertips of one, or both, hands resting on a wall. Place the feet ‘heel to toe’ with the left foot forward. Steady yourself in this position. Step forward with the right foot, placing the heel directly in front of, and touching, If you experience any difficulty or limitation, contact an Elite Physical Therapist who can help you.

the toes of the left foot. Step forward with the left foot, placing the heel directly in front of, and touching, the toes of the right foot. Repeat this sequence, moving forward down the hallway. Reverse direction, moving backward down the hallway. Repeat 5 times.

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