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West Bloomfield active aging center provides valuable resource.
Patients work with therapists to improve their strength — and their
quality of life.
ometimes aging can be seen as a peri-
od of inevitable decline. Most national
health statistics support this rather
dismal, negative viewpoint. For example:
• By age 65, most adults have lost 33
percent of the strength they had at age
30.
• By age 74, 25 percent of men and
66 percent of women cannot carry a
10-pound shopping bag.
• By age 60, most women have lost more
than 20 percent of their pre-menopausal
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
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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 graduate
into Strengtherapy following successful
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, fatigue
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 touching 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, healthcare
clinics or health clubs, ActiveRx initiates a
patient's experience with the ActivEval — a
whole body physical function 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.
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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