Is within your control!
Maintaining one’s balance requires that multiple body systems work in unison. Aging, disease, medications and injury can all affect these systems and can lead to imbalance, dizziness
and mobility problems.
But there’s good news!
Thanks to recent advancements and programs like Safe & Steady, we now know that balance is a skill that most of us can keep or recapture. You can become steadier on your feet and
reduce your chance of falling.
Pinpoint the cause; regain function
If you…
- Feel unsteady, weak, have fallen or lost mobility;
- Have had a stroke or have Parkinson’s Disease;
- Feel dizzy or have a vestibular diagnosis;
- Then we can help!
Those who suffer from peripheral neuropathy often have imbalance and stability problems. Our special program includes exercises to not only improve stability, but light therapy and electrical stimulation to potentially reduce pain and numbness too.
Specialized evaluation and treatment techniques can help solve your specific imbalance or dizziness problem
- As a Safe & Steady program participant, you’ll receive a thorough examination by specially trained and certified Physical Therapists They’ll carefully evaluate all the body systems involved in maintaining balance and will also employ the advanced computerized instrumentation pictured here on the left.
- After pinpointing the cause/s of your particular imbalance problem, a specific program of exercises and activities will be created for you that will help reduce your symptoms and limitations and make you feel more safe and steady.
- You’ll also learn techniques and strategies for better coping with your imbalance problems around your home and in the community. Family members are often included in this training and find it very helpful!
- If it is determined that your imbalance problems are related to your inner ear (one of the systems in your body that control balance), you’ll be given specific treatments that can retrain your system, improve your balance and reduce your feelings of dizziness.
How to get our help…
Ask your doctor or call us directly
Your physician or specialist can refer you to the Human Performance Center or you or a family member can contact us directly for more information. In either case, we coordinate our care with your personal physician.
Please contact us by phone at: 805 687-8553
Or, e-mail us at: info@hpcsb.com
HPC's Safe & Steady Balance Team
Physical Therapists (L to R) Diane Barrickman, PT, MA, Debbie Fisher, MPT and Mary Colson, MPT are all specially trained to evaluate and treat balance and vestibular disorders. Fisher also focuses on patients with neurological conditions with balance problems.
Adding to her extensive training and experience in the assessment and treatment of imbalance and vestibular disorders, Diane Barrickman is one of a select few physical therapists nationwide to have completed Advanced Certification in vestibular evaluation and treatment.
Physical Therapists (L to R) Diane Barrickman, PT, MA, Debbie Fisher, MPT and Mary Colson, MPT are all specially trained to evaluate and treat balance and vestibular disorders. Fisher also focuses on patients with neurological conditions with balance problems.
Adding to her extensive training and experience in the assessment and treatment of imbalance and vestibular disorders, Diane Barrickman is one of a select few physical therapists nationwide to have completed Advanced Certification in vestibular evaluation and treatment.