Physical Therapy and geriatric care structured to excel

We are California-licensed physical therapy experts; we know how a patients body works and moves. Our physical therapy experts promote wellness, healthy lifestyles, and educate about prevention injuries and loss of movement. At HealthFlex Home Health Services, we strive to assist patients in maintaining their physical prowess and prevent future deterioration through education and following the primary doctors assigned Plan of Care.

Our HealthFlex physiotherapy professionals work with patients who have experienced an injury, gone through a surgery, or are in need of geriatric care. We help you meet and face the challenges related to an illness or injury, to regain functional independence and return to a full life at home with family and in their community. Our physical therapists work with the patient, family and other members of the patients medical health care team in accordance with the Plan of Care, designed to meet set recovery goals.

HealthFlex California-licensed physical therapist measures and evaluates patients abilities and provides physical or orthopedic therapy and geriatric care

California-licensed physical therapist commitment and patient confidence—so you can go about your day

Physical therapy can help patients through a number of different means

• Gait training
• With or without orthotics or prostheses and artificial limb fitting and training
• Partial weight bearing or suspended gait training
• Standing programs in order to prepare for walking
• Balance training
• Lower extremity orthotic training
• Muscle re-education and motor control training
• Bed and wheelchair mobility skills including transfer training

Your body is your temple
HealthFlex Home Health Services physical therapists recondition, retrain, and strengthen your motor skills in wheelchair accessibility, pool therapy, stretching programs, pain management, joint motion, and various forms of tissue healing. In addition we provide services dealing with weight management, diabetes and maintaining regular exercise routines.

Modern physical assist technology to the rescue
Our Physical therapists can help with wheelchair seating evaluations and skin pressures related to the seating and cushion and that the technology is working well for you. Through physiotherapy, we can help patients with disabilities to return to work through work injury prevention education, orthopedic and ergonomic workstation evaluations and accommodations. We make suggestions regarding basic equipment adjustments including lumbar supports, chairs, wrist rests, desk height, and more.

What to expect from a physical therapy treatment

Physiotherapy treatment types vary based on patients needs and the Plan of Care set forth by the primary physician. Treatments of pain reduction might include the use of: ice, heat, relaxation massage, joint mobilization, stretches, electrical stimulation, and ultrasound.

Physical therapy and various methods of prevention can also be an in home care program. The patients in home health care program can gradually increase as they make progress to include things such as stretches, exercises, and some forms of simple first aid. The overall goal is to regain control over the symptoms the patients are experiencing and eliminate the cause. Overtime the risk factors decrease and patients condition improves. Working on exercises organized to increase the patient’s flexibility and strength, patients will relearn how to sit, bend, stand, move as well as regain their independent mobility.

Gait training to improve your mobility

Studies show that balance training, gait training, strengthening and flexibility not only improve mobility, but also reduce the risk of falling. Our Physical therapists are committed to working with the patient, their family and primary doctor to address balance and gait dysfunctions so patient may remain independent within their home and community.

Our caring staff are committed to help patients learn to walk again after an injury or to assist a person with disabilities who has not learned to walk safely and comfortably. We also assist those that have weight-bearing restrictions from an orthopedic injury, a neurological incident, or high fall risk.

Higher quality geriatric care management, for a better quality of life

We are knowledgeable local professionals experienced in rehabilitation and helping you receive the physical therapy treatment you need. We strive to help those exhibiting noticeable physical decline, increasing confusion, and an inability to handle daily tasks.

Our HealthFlex geriatric care management professionals assess, plan, coordinate, supervise and manage patient healthcare and quality-of-life services. We take a proactive approach to physical therapy and do our best to educate the patient in skills needed to reduce the risk of hospitalizations, nursing home admissions and healthcare costs. We will gladly listen to the concerns of the patient and their family, visit the home and recommend options for improved quality of life to regain independence. We are committed to helping adults and others with chronic needs attain their maximum functional potential.