activ' e SIXI Advertisement ActiveRx Helps Seniors Turn Back tl- clock u3 -)2014 HCR Hea t care, LL, West Bloomfield active aging center provides valuable resource. • 4 - • The care you need to get you back to your life. in Danft Marv Heartland West Bloomfield /11111 Family Health Care Center 6800 West Maple West Bloomfield, MI 48322 248.788.5300 6950 Farmington Road West Bloomfield, MI 48322 248.661.1700 Patients work with therapists to improve their strength — and their quality of life. ometimes aging can be seen as a period of inevitable decline. Most national health statistics support this rather dismal, negative viewpoint. For example: • By age 65, most adults have lost 33% of the strength they had at age 30 • By age 74, 25% of men and 66% of women cannot carry a 10-pound shopping bag • By age 60, most women have lost more than 20% of their pre-meno- pausal bone mass • One in three adults older than 65 fall each year • Two in three "Baby Boomers" have multiple chronic health conditions that limit function and threaten their independence BUT ... It doesn't have to be this way. ActiveRx, Active Aging Center in West Bloomfield helps mature adults turn back the clock and improve their health and quality of life with physical therapy and Strengtherapy" programs. While a majority of patients are referred to ActiveRx for physical therapy (often covered by Medicare or private insurance) after recovering from surgery, a fall or accident, many seniors can also benefit from the firm's wide-ranging continuum of care. "Traditionally, health providers are very good at reacting to acute conditions with physical therapy," says owner Mark Lines of Wolverine Lake. "At ActiveRx, we are more proactive. We know that improving strength improves quality of life. We treat more than just the condition that brought our patients in for PT." ActiveRx Strengtherapy" combines a comprehensive wellness assessment with a lifestyle-oriented physical strengthening system. Patients can enroll in this elective membership directly, or they often gradu- ate into Strengtherapy following success- ful completion of active physical therapy. Patients in Strengtherapy" see drastic increases in strength, balance, function and independence. They also experience increased independence, vitality, energy, strength, flexibility, balance, mobility and physical and cognitive functions, while reducing their risk of falling, stress, fa- r1/4. Experience Makes a Difference.° heartlandnursing.com Obesity? Heartburn? Hernia? Let's talk about it. Michigan Institute for E r. Laparoscopic Surgery Scott Laker, MD 248-255-4380 WWW.MICHIGANSURGERY.COM 1913380 48 June 26 • 2014 JN tigue and physical pain. Patients have said their quality of life greatly improves; they sleep better and health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high- cholesterol improve. Women see their bone density rise, meaning a reduced risk of a fracture from osteoporosis. "For the first time in four years, I can put my robe on, button it all the way down the front and stand without touch- ing anything. It may not sound like a big deal to a lot of people, but it is to me," said one patient. Unlike other physical therapy, health- care clinics or health clubs, ActiveRx initiates a patient's experience with the ActivEval — a whole body physical func- tion and strength assessment — "you can't get to where you want to go until we know where you are and what you need," Lines says. Physician-referred patients begin active physical therapy at this point. However, you don't have to wait for a problem to arise before rebuilding your strength. The ActiveRx Strengtherapy" membership is a fun, socially active group. The program is based on 10 years of research and is specifically designed for mature adults. As patients get fit, their physical function and quality of life increases, they make friends, share experiences and find new hope to redefine aging. It's affordable, too: $99 a month for twice-weekly visits with a Strength Therapist. "This is roughly $12.50 per visit, which is less than most insurance co-pays," says Lines. Within three to four months most patients recover at least 10 years of their strength and their ability to function. ❑ For more information please contact an Active Aging Specialist at : ActiveRx of West Bloomfield 6018 W. Maple Road, Suite 850 West Bloomfield, MI 48322 (248) 932-0111 www.activerx.com