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WESTARM Therapy & care
- 2757 Leechburg Rd
- New Kensington, Pennsylvania
- 15068-3138
- Phone: 724.337.6522 x5
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Description
Our company was founded in 1983 by Abraham Jacob, PT as a Medicare certified rehabilitation agency. At that time, our original outpatient office was opened on Longfellow Street in Vandergrift, PA and relocated in 1985 to Weinels Crossroads in neighboring Allegheny Township due to the successful growth and need for additional space.
Geriatric Physical Therapy - Some therapists specialize in the rehabilitation of seniors. As the body ages, a variety of challenges arise. We stiffen, we lose strength, our balance skills decline, our bones become brittle (osteoporosis), our endurance decreases, and we take longer to recover from injuries. Balance and fall prevention are of paramount importance to the therapist who is working with seniors and some clinics are solely dedicated to caring for those with balance problems. Most physical therapists work with seniors/geriatric patients.
She started at WESTARM in May 2003 as a Staff Physical Therapist at our Leechburg Facility then transferred to Lower Burrell. She also began treating homebound patients when we opened WESTARM Nursing in December 2009. Her personal experiences and interest in treating patients with Multiple Sclerosis have led her to her current role with our company specializing in neurological and vestibular disorders.
We provide home health care services for post-surgical, disabled, or vulnerable individuals in their homes or places of residence enabling them to live as independently as possible.
Because physical therapists are experts in movement and function, they do not confine their talents to treating people who are ill. A large part of a physical therapist's program is directed at preventing injury, loss of movement, and even surgery. Physical therapists work as consultants in industrial settings to improve the design of the workplace and reduce the risk of workers overusing certain muscles or developing low back pain. They also provide services to athletes at all levels to screen for potential problems and institute preventive exercise programs.