Center for Balance Disorders: Restoring Balance

Falls, fall-related injuries and the fear of falling can significantly diminish the length and quality of human life; moreover, they can decrease a person’s physical activity, social activity and the ability to live independently.  Falls are the leading cause of injury in younger and older adults, and the leading cause of death in those over 85 years old.  Falls and the fear of falling can even cause a person to be institutionalized.

There is Good News: Falls can be prevented!

Contrary to popular beliefs, loss of balance and mobility are not inevitable as we grow older.  Eighty percent of patients that have dizziness and balance disorders can be helped, even cured.  Whatever the cause of dizziness and imbalance, it is not something you or your loved ones have to live with. 

Located in the Rehab Gym at Peace River Regional, the Center for Balance Disorders offers a unique, comprehensive service to diagnose and treat dizziness, vertigo and disequilibrium.  Utilizing brand new, state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment technology, Peace River has a team of Licensed Physical Therapists specifically trained to deal with dizziness and balance disorders that look beyond traditional clinical approaches to detect and actively treat these disorders.

The Peace River Regional Center for Balance Disorders uses the same breakthrough technology as NASA, technology originally created to diagnose and treat the cause of dizziness and loss of balance in astronauts upon their return from shuttle missions.  There are only a few treatment facilities in SWFL that have access to such technology.  Now, Peace River Regional Medical Center is proud to be one of them, and so are the growing number of patients that have successfully completed the program.

Since its opening in February 2008, the Center for Balance Disorders has seen a growing number of individuals, suffering from a vast variety of symptoms and disorders.  Everyone’s case is unique, but with the individualized treatment programs that the therapists create, the Peace River Regional Center for Balance Disorders is pleased to announce that we continue to see successes every day, patients graduating from the program with unbelievable signs of improvement.

Patient Success Stories:

June Simpson
Salvatore Garbo
Joe Dinish

Learn More

To learn more about balance, mobility, and fall prevention, please click on the following link: Balance in Daily Life. 

Don't Suffer Any Longer

For more information about the Peace River Regional Center for Balance Disorders, and to schedule an appointment, please contact us today at (941) 766-4903.

Together, we will work to eliminate the fear of falling,
giving millions of Americans, especially the elderly, new hope.