Long Island
BALANCE
Physical Therapy
Our name reflects our commitment to balance/equilibrium care and rehabilitation.
BPPV, vestibulopathy, Parkinson’s Disease, and other such neuromotor impairments can be devastating on a person’s quality of life. Whether peripheral or central, balance & disequilibrium disorders compromise a person’s physical mobility and places these patients at risk of falling and suffering potentially catastrophic injuries or death. Effective rehabilitation of these disorders requires accurate and focused PT assessment of the impairment, addressed with progressive neuroadaptive training, in a safe and productive environment, enabling the neuroplasticity required to effect meaningful clinical change.
The 5 components necessary to an effective balance recovery center
Vestibular Certified Doctor[s] of Physical Therapy
Rehabilitation from dizziness and imbalance/disequilibrium requires the assessment and care planning of a certified vestibular therapist, guided by today’s specialized assessment tools and interventions, listed below.
IVOG [Infrared Video OculoGraphy]
The gold standard for accurate assessment of BPPV [positional vertigo], using infrared [IVOG] goggles, this assessment reduces false negatives whilst guiding treatment and tracking progress of canalith repositioning efforts.
CDP/SOT [Posturography; Sensory Organization Testing]
Designed for NASA astronauts to assess the effects of zero gravity exposure during space missions, NEUROCOM Posturography and Sensory Organization Testing [SOT] provides accurate, quantifiable assessment of balance and equilibrium, isolating the various components of flawed dynamic postural stability; oculomotor, vestibular, somatosensory and the combined, neuro-visual-vestibular component.
State-of-The-Art Virtual Reality, Visual-Vestibular & Vestibulo-Kinetic Technology
Interactive platforms for vestibulokinetic challenge; visual exercise programs to promote optokinetic flow; focused/guided platform training for LE strength & proprioception. NO facility on L.I. has this technology array.
Protective Overhead Supports
Single points and railed gait system for in-training fall prevention; we reduce the active fear component during rehabilitation that overwhelms many patients; they progress farther in their rehabilitation and gain confidence when resuming in-community activities.Many PT centers have one of the above – or a “similar substitute”; A few centers have some of them…
NONE have all.
ONLY Long Island BALANCE Physical Therapy in Lake Success provides ALL 5 components of effective balance & vestibular rehabilitation.
Attention Physicians:
In a brief 20-30 minute meeting, I can give you a one-on-one tutorial on the science behind effective management of BPPV, vestibulopathy, Meniere’s disease and many other mixed, neuro-vestibular disorders with functional imbalance/disequilibrium.
Your patients will benefit greatly and I welcome any questions or inquiries about our balance/vestibular rehabilitation services. It will be time well spent.
Long Island’s only dedicated balance recovery center.