Gait Training In Eldersburg, MD

Successful gait training recalibrates the body's movement patterns to improve overall functional mobility, decrease unnecessary joint and muscle pain, and foster independence and confidence in daily life.

At PRIME Physical Therapy, this type of therapy is commonly utilized for individuals recovering from or managing neurological conditions such as strokes, Parkinson's, or multiple sclerosis; recovering from joint replacement surgeries; suffering from injuries such as broken bones, muscle strains; other trauma affecting the lower limbs; or age-related balance changes or general deconditioning.

Our physical therapists use a personalized, hand-on approach that may include:

• Strengthening and flexibility exercises that targeting the legs, core, and hips to ensure they can adequately support bodyweight while in motion

• Balance and coodination training like practicing weight shifting, tandem walking (heel-to-toe), sidestepping to navigate everyday obstacles and uneven ground

• Assistance device training to safely learn how to properly use canes, walkers, or crutches

• Treadmill and body-weight support systems such as hardnesses and treadmills to practice taking steps without the fear or risk of falling

• Neuromuscular re-education using therapeutic techniques that help reconnect the brain and muscles to re-establish a natural gait cycle.

Our physical therapists are trained to treat patients who need gait training by studying the precise physics of human movement, joint levers, and muscle forces:

• Gait anaylsis (learning to visually and digitally identify the eight specific phases of the gait cycle and spot dangerous deviations)

• Pathology (understanding how neurological conditions (like strokes) or orthopedic injuries disrupt normal walking patterns)

• Clinical rotations (completing hundreds of hours of hands-on, supervised training treating real patients in hospitals and clinics