Every inversion table page on the internet is happy to tell you who should buy one, but very few will tell you who shouldn’t. As… Read More »Who Shouldn’t Use an Inversion Table? A Senior’s Guide
Part of our complete guide to hip replacement recovery. Most people come home from hip replacement surgery with a sheet of exercises: ankle pumps, quad… Read More »Hip Replacement Exercises by Phase: What to Do and When
Part of our complete guide to hip replacement recovery. Search for when you’ll be off the walker and you’ll get answers ranging from a few… Read More »Hip Replacement Recovery Timeline: Walker to Cane to Nothing
Part of our complete guide to hip replacement recovery. As a home health physical therapist, I treat folks days (sometimes hours) after having a hip… Read More »Hip Precautions Explained: What You Actually Can’t Do
Part of our complete guide to hip replacement recovery. Most home prep checklists for hip replacement tell you to remove throw rugs, freeze some meals,… Read More »How to Prepare Your Home for Hip Replacement Surgery: A Room-by-Room Guide
Part of our complete guide to hip replacement recovery. Most “best equipment after hip replacement” articles are cardio articles. They list bikes, ellipticals, and treadmills,… Read More »Best Exercise Equipment After a Hip Replacement: What to Buy and When
Part of our complete guide to walking better after 60, covering the walking changes that show up with age and after surgery. The surgery went… Read More »Still Limping After a Hip Replacement? Why It Happens and What to Do
Part of our complete guide to walking better after 60. A limp that hurts makes sense. Something is sore, so you spend less time on… Read More »Limping With No Pain in Seniors: Why It’s Usually Your Hip
Part of our complete guide to walking better after 60. In home health, I see reduced arm swing constantly, and the majority of the time… Read More »Why Your Arm Doesn’t Swing When You Walk (And How to Get It Back)
Part of our complete guide to walking better after 60. According to research, tripping accounts for somewhere between 35% and 53% of falls in older… Read More »How to Improve Foot Clearance – Tips From a Physical Therapist