Geriatric physiotherapy helps older adults stay strong, steady and independent. With age, muscles weaken, joints stiffen and balance slips. Poor hearing and failing eyesight add to the risk of falls, which can lead to fractures, hospital stays and loss of confidence. Many older people begin to avoid walking, which weakens them further.

A physiotherapist in Mulund treating an older person looks at strength, balance, walking speed, medicines that may cause dizziness and the home environment. Poor lighting, loose rugs and slippery bathrooms often play a part. Exercises are gentle, safe and built up gradually, and they are taught so that the person can continue them at home without supervision.

The goal is comfort in daily life: getting up from a chair without help, walking to the market, climbing a flight of stairs, dressing and bathing. Breathing exercises and walking programmes also help improve stamina. Family members are encouraged to join in sessions so that they understand how to support the person at home. The therapist keeps the doctor informed if new weakness, confusion, sudden falls or severe pain appear.

Geriatric services at Apex include:

• Fall Prevention and Balance Training: Exercises for balance and leg strength, together with advice on footwear, lighting, walking aids and home safety, which lower the chance of falls and build confidence while walking indoors and outdoors.
• Strength and Mobility Programmes: Light resistance and walking exercises that help older adults rise from a chair, climb stairs, carry light loads and keep their independence, with intensity adjusted to heart, lung and joint conditions.
• Arthritis and Joint Care: Movement, heat or cold and gentle strengthening that ease stiff knees, hips, shoulders and hands, helping with walking, gripping jars, dressing and other daily tasks that become hard with joint pain.
• Home Physiotherapy: Treatment at home for patients who find travel difficult, with family guidance on safe movement, transfers from bed to chair and exercises to continue between visits, offered where the service is available.