Amsterdam Nursing Home Betty Chow is the Senior Physical Therapist in the Rehabilitation Department of the Hospital for Special Surgery . Many of the Department's outpatients are cared for by the Division of Geriatrics's programs, including the Wright Center.
Participants benefit from the supervision and expertise of a physical therapist.
Because many of these patients fear injury from commonplace activity, they often refrain from the very physical activities that will improve their health and mobility. Many different conditions erode mobility and flexibility in the elderly, including spinal stenosis and balance difficulties because of musculoskeletal problems such as tight joints or healing wounds. It is expected to be active in mid-May. The first involves looking at the relationship between posture and measures of balance, muscular flexibility, and joint ranges of motion. The second explores the effects of trunk-strengthening exercises on spinal posture.