• 5500 Merrick Road, Massapequa, New York 11758
  • 111 Grand Avenue, Massapequa, New York 11758
Physical Therapy in Massapequa

What Is Gait Training?

We know many have seen the ever so popular Life Alert commercials that appear on almost every channel. It comes in the form of a pocket alarm or necklace that you must carry with you in the case of an accidental slip or fall. These alarms come in handy as you have aid almost right at your fingertips that will run to your side in an instant, although the recovery time to get your body and mind past the damage and fear of the results of the fall can be longer lasting. How can we avoid these slips and falls and the repair time it takes to recover from this damage if possible? Park Physical Therapy, located in Massapequa, wants to make sure you avoid these slips and falls from ever happening.  

The staff at Park Physical Therapy will provide patients with gait training so that you may still have the security and mobility to navigate on your own pace while maintaining your daily, individual routines. Gait training is a form of physical therapy to help people strengthen and regain the ability to stand/walk on their own. A major goal with gait training is to provide the patient with independence to perform these abilities once again so that they may take action with the tasks they wish to fulfill on the daily. Gait training is mostly recommended for those who have had an injury or fallen ill and may even be used to help children and the elderly, as when you are younger your muscles have yet to develop certain strengths and mobility while your muscles tend to lose these functions at an older age.

The patient is constantly guided and under the supervision of their therapists when gait training. This form of training usually involves the patient walking in between two handrails while learning or re-learning to support themselves with mobility. Other forms of gait training also include a gait trainer or gait aid, which are devices the patients wear while functionally walking/standing during therapy. Park Physical Therapy has an array of fully licensed staff that work with individuals of all ages who require physical therapy care and they will do all they can to get you back on your feet!

Did you know that you have Direct Access to Physical Therapy? No referral is needed. We offer the best Physical Therapy on Long Island where you can get help from our trusted and expert Physical Therapists. To start your Physical Therapy evaluation, call Park Physical Therapy at (516) 798-3789 today!