First Assessment
Free
45 minutes, at home
- Full clinical examination at the patient's home
- The likely cause explained in plain language
- A realistic recovery plan and what it will cost
- No obligation to book any further sessions
Grandparents in Wadgaon Budruk often live in the family home that has grown around them. They have climbed the same steps for decades, know where the floor dips, and carry on without complaint until the day they fall. By then the decline has usually been under way for months: shorter walks, a hand on the wall, a refusal to go out unless someone comes along.
Our elderly physiotherapy page describes the ageing changes that matter. This page covers what a home physiotherapist does for older people in houses and flats around Wadgaon Budruk.
What changes in familiar surroundings
- Familiar steps, weaker legs. A raised sill or a step into the bathroom that was once trivial now needs a hand and some care.
- Floor living. Sitting on the floor for meals or worship means the older person has to rise from the ground, which takes more strength than rising from a chair.
- Dim corners. Older eyes need more light, especially on the path to the toilet at night.
- Fewer reasons to walk. When children and grandchildren shop, run errands and cook, the older person walks less and weakens.
- Traffic outside. A lane near Sinhgad Road may be noisy and fast, so going out alone becomes risky and is quietly given up.
The first visit
The physiotherapist asks about falls and near-falls, dizziness, pain, medicines and what the person used to do. Then they time how fast the person rises from a chair, test balance with feet together and on one leg, measure walking speed and turning, and check strength in the legs and hips. They also look at the footwear and the feet. The visit includes a walk through the house to see the night route, the bathroom floor, the bed height and clutter in the passage.
The outcome is a short plan, usually five or six exercises, some seated and some at a counter, and a list of changes to the house. If knee pain is behind the decline, knee pain physiotherapy in Wadgaon Budruk explains the approach. After a stroke, stroke rehabilitation in Wadgaon Budruk is the better guide, and after an operation, see post-surgery rehabilitation in Wadgaon Budruk.
Keeping a grandparent active through the day
- Stand up and walk to another room at least once an hour, instead of staying seated from morning to evening.
- Do the sit-to-stand exercise from a firm chair beside a wall, after tea and after meals.
- Put a night-light on the route to the toilet and keep grip-soled slippers near the bed.
- Sit on the bed edge for a minute before standing, to avoid dizziness.
- Take a short walk with a family member in the evening, on the quietest lane or in a courtyard or terrace if there is one.
What the family can do
Ask the physiotherapist to show one family member each exercise and keep a printed sheet where the older person will see it. Tell relatives not to help with everything, because doing too much for an older person speeds up decline. Set a phone call or neighbour check at a fixed time while the household is at work. Remove loose mats, and tape down cables.
When a doctor or hospital comes first
Call a doctor or go to hospital for a fall with a head injury, severe pain in the hip or wrist, inability to bear weight, sudden confusion, chest pain, fainting, breathlessness or sudden weakness on one side. Do not exercise through any of these. Physiotherapy can continue when a doctor has advised it.
To arrange visits for a parent, use the booking page, or see home physiotherapy in Wadgaon Budruk for how we cover the area.