Laura Wazen, DPT
Equinox Physical Therapy
Our expert physical therapists provide treatment and relief from these common issues:
Hannah Leatherman, DPT
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Facial Paralysis
Inner Ear Weakness
Meniere’s Disease
Balance Problems
Stroke
Concussion
Fall Prevention
Parkinson’s Disease
5 Signs That a Person Needs Balance Therapy
Artwork: Here is a Sign by Forrest Best, 1970 How do you know if you or someone you love, such as an elderly parent, may need balance therapy? Below are 5 signs that balance therapy could be right for you. If it is, contact a physical therapist that specializes in...
Vertigo & BPPV from a Patient’s Perspective
Several years ago I was working at a hospital in Manhattan, and I was trying to get a patient out of bed. They didn’t want to get up, or do their exercises, even though that was what they needed to do to get better. I remember the patient, because I was working on the...
Vertigo – What is it Like?
From a medical terminology standpoint, vertigo is the sensation that the world is spinning around you, or that the world is still and you are spinning. But what’s it really like? From a personal standpoint, everyone experiences vertigo differently. I have had many...
Can a Rolling Walker Help my Mother, Father, or Loved One?
A former patient recently came back to see me due to an article he received from the Harvard Health Letter. I thought it was a good article, and wanted to share it with you. Maybe you, or your parent, or loved one, need to think about how using a rolling walker could...
Golf, Jason Day, and BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)
BPPV hit the international stage this last week at the 2015 US Open Golf Tournament in Chambers Bay when Australian golfer Jason Day suffered an attack of vertigo and fell to the ground. It’s not every day that people all over the world are talking about and...
How to Fix Vertigo at Home
Carpenter, Oil Painting by Kazimir Malevich, 1927 If you search the Internet, you will see many articles and videos about how to treat yourself at home. Some are good, some aren’t. There is really only one type of vertigo that you can fix at home, and...
6 Easy Fall Prevention Tips for Elderly Parents
When you live in one part of the country, and your elderly parents live in another, it can cause a lot of concern and worry -especially if your parent starts to have issues with falling. In the last blog, I wrote about fall alert buttons. This is a good...
Fall Alert Buttons
Who can forget the commercial when fall alert buttons first came out,where the individual is lying on the floor and yells out “HELP! HELP! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” I do not want to make light of the situation, because being in such a vulnerable situation is...
What is Peripheral Neuropathy?
Peripheral neuropathy is a condition of the nervous system that causes numbness, tingling, pins and needles sensation, or complaints of pain in the arms and legs. The pattern of the altered sensation starts in the toes or fingertips. If the condition worsens,...
What is Orthostatic Hypotension?
Orthostatic hypotension is a condition that causes dizziness when a person changes position, for example when getting out of bed in the morning, or when standing up from a chair. I test for this condition with my physical therapy patients in Sarasota,...
Our Approach
Listen. Listening is the most important step in understanding a patient’s concern. It is the most basic beginning, and in health care today, so often undervalued. It directs understanding, the direction of testing, and the formulation of a plan. It is the most important step in paving the road to treatment and recovery.
Learn. Our role is not only to learn from our patients but to guide them in how to learn from us, and what they should do to take back their lives and create positive change.
Live. Life is a gift. The purpose of all treatment at Equinox Physical Therapy is to restore function, independence, and freedom to clients recovering from or living with an illness.
