The Holiday season is in full swing and 2024 is set to come to a close. This time of the year is particularly busy for our clinic as individuals and households squeeze in year-end sessions to get the most out of their insurance coverage (we offer direct billing physiotherapy). However, we’re happy to take a quick time-out to drop our monthly Physiotherapy in the News report.
Top Stories from December of 2024 Regarding Physiotherapy You Need to Know About
Physiotherapy for Alzheimer’s?
Each month in this news category we feature a story about how physiotherapy has been and can be of assistance to people with variety of health conditions that one does not normally associate physio interventions with. This month, a report from the medical community unveils the effectiveness of physiotherapy for treating patients who struggle with Alzheimer’s. The report details how some sufferers experience a loss of fine motor skills that result in falls, gait abnormalities, and interfere with general day-to-day activities. This collectively contributes to behavioral issues including depression and aggression that already cooccur with Alzheimer’s. Logically, physiotherapy interventions can directly assist with bolstering fine motor skills and therefore may indirectly improve overall wellness and quality of life:
“Interdisciplinary collaboration was key to reducing the patient’s symptoms, the case authors emphasized, adding that beyond ensuring appropriate prescription of anti-Alzheimer medication and sedatives, there could be additional benefits from a prescribed physiotherapy exercise program.” (MedPageToday, December 2024)
If a loved one struggles with Alzheimer’s and cooccurring loss of fine motor skills, consider adding physiotherapy to their holistic treatment plan.
Absolute PhysioCare Releases Annual Holiday Season Blogs!
Regular readers of our physiotherapy blog get excited as this time of the year rolls around. Not because Santa is about to pay them a visit (although that helps) but because they know it means that Absolute PhysioCare will be releasing our annual Holiday season articles. You’ll be pleased to know that just published them, featuring one modern classic and the most timeless of them all:
- How Physio Could Have Made “It’s a Wonderful Life” More Wonderful
- How Physiotherapy Could Have Saved Christmas with the Kranks
If you’re unfamiliar with this annual tradition of ours, be sure to check out the one’s we released in season’s prior:
- Physiotherapy Lessons to be Learned from ELF
- Home Alone Injuries Physiotherapy Can Help With
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation Injuries to Watch Out For
There’s still time to book your own appointment before the Holiday season comes to a close and your insurance coverage runs out for the current year. Book your appointment at our Burnaby BC clinic right away!