Will, PT, DPT is a licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy with over 15 years of clinical experience in home health, working primarily with older adults. He earned his DPT from Virginia Commonwealth University and specializes in fall prevention, balance and gait training, and mobility assessment. The content on Senior Stride Academy reflects his firsthand experience helping seniors stay safe and independent at home. → Read more about Will
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
Part of our complete guide to walking better after 60. Almost nobody decides to take shorter steps. It happens quietly, over months, usually after a… Read More »How to Improve Your Step Length – Tips From a Physical Therapist
How fast you walk, measured over a few meters of hallway, predicts an unsettling amount: whether you’ll be able to cross a street in the… Read More »How to Measure Your Walking Speed at Home (and What the Number Means)
Ask someone how their walking is going and they’ll tell you about walking. Distance, speed, whether their knee hurts on the stairs, etc. Nobody mentions… Read More »Best Techniques for Turning Without Losing Balance
Your mom went down in the kitchen. By the time you got there she was already sitting up, waving you off, a little embarrassed, telling… Read More »Your Parent Fell and Says They’re Fine. Here’s What to Watch For.
