Springfield College Physical Therapy and Community Mobility Clinic

Springfield College Physical Therapy and Community Mobility Clinic We currently offer virtual programs for people living with mobility challenges as a result of chronic health conditions. With support from the U.S.

The Physical Therapy & Community Mobility Clinic (PTCMC) offers evidence-informed physical therapy services and educational programming for members of our community who cannot access insurer-covered physical therapy care. Administration for Community Living (ACL), and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors, we offer 3 evidence-based falls risk reduction and walking enhancement progr

ams. All programs are taught or facilitated by qualified instructors. Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL) is a strength, balance, and fitness class for adults 65 and older. Classes are twice a week for 12 weeks. The program includes a period of continuous movement designed to get your heart rate up, followed by a series of balance, strengthening and flexibility exercises intended to improve your mobility and independence. Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (MBB) is a balance improvement program based on Tai Ji Quan principles. The twice-weekly, 24-week program incorporates a variety of movements from the traditional Tai Ji Quan art, with modifications specifically designed to train balance and movement control for daily life activities. The program consists of 8 core movement forms and movement drills that progress throughout the 24 week class period. Walk With Ease is a 6-week program from the Arthritis Foundation that is designed to help you make walking an important part of your everyday life. Walk With Ease can help you to reduce the pain and discomfort you may have due to arthritis, improve balance, strength and walking pace, build confidence in your ability to be physically active, and improve your overall health. Visit https://springfield.edu/walk-with-ease for more information.

Walk With Ease – 6-week session beginning September 2023. This is a student-coached self-directed walking program – w...
09/05/2023

Walk With Ease – 6-week session beginning September 2023.

This is a student-coached self-directed walking program – we match each participant to a student coaching team that will check in regularly to provide support and information to supplement the Walk With Ease guidebook provided for free to participants.

Walk With Ease is a 6-week program from the Arthritis Foundation that is designed to help you make walking an important part of your everyday life. Walk With Ease can help you to reduce the pain and discomfort you may have due to arthritis, improve balance, strength and walking pace, build confidence in your ability to be physically active, and improve your overall health.

Visit https://springfield.edu/walk-with-ease for more information and to enroll.

Springfield College has partnered with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors to link you or a program in your community to an Arthritis Foundation Walk With Ease program.

09/05/2023

Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance® – 12-week session meets every Tuesday and Thursday 10:30-11:30, starting Tuesday September 12th. This program is offered in person in the Health Science Building on Alden Street.

Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance® is an evidence-based falls prevention program based on a routine known as Simplified 24-Form Tai Ji Quan. TJQMBB consists of an 8-form core with built-in practice variations and a subroutine of Mini Therapeutic Movements. TJQMBB transforms martial arts movements into a tailored movement therapy aimed at improving postural stability, awareness and mindful control of body positioning in space, functional walking, coordination, range of motion around the ankle and hip joints, and leg muscle strength. It improves strength, balance, and mobility, and prevents falls in older adults and individuals with balance disorders. (TJQMBB.org)

Contact us at [email protected] to enquire or enroll.

09/05/2023

Fall Sessions: Registration Open Now!

Stay Active & Independent for Life (SAIL) – 12-week session meets every Tuesday and Thursday 10:15-11:15, starting Tuesday September 12th. This program is offered virtually via Zoom.

SAIL is a strength, balance, and fitness class for adults . Classes are twice a week for 12 weeks. The program includes a period of continuous movement designed to get your heart rate up, followed by a series of balance, strengthening and flexibility exercises intended to improve your mobility and independence. SAIL classes are taught by qualified SAIL leaders.

Contact us at [email protected] to enquire or enroll.

Fall Free Friday! One can stay mentally active by participating in tai ji quan, yoga, word puzzles, or sudoku.
06/02/2023

Fall Free Friday! One can stay mentally active by participating in tai ji quan, yoga, word puzzles, or sudoku.

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263 Alden Street
Springfield, MA
01109

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Tuesday 10am - 12pm
Friday 10am - 12pm

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