In this short, Dr. Ivan Bracic, DC, clinical director at Novaré Injury Care and Rehab in Fort Myers, explains why he looks at the core, which he describes as the pelvic floor, when helping people prevent falls and fractures. He talks about how the muscles in your pelvis and glutes help maintain balance and stability, and how electromagnetic therapy and simple exercises are part of the approach he describes for restoring strength.
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Video Transcript
People over 50, to prevent falls, to prevent fractures, they need to really start looking at the brain and body connection, and especially looking at the core.
When I talk about the core, I'm talking about the pelvic floor. There are muscles in your pelvis and there are muscles in your glutes that help maintain balance, help maintain stability.
Until we address that, we're going to have a problem, and it's only going to get worse.
There is such a simple process of restoring that, utilizing electromagnetic therapy and some simple exercises, that we can help patients that are getting over 50 regain their strength, regain their stability and, most importantly, regain their vitality.
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