Springfield College Physical Therapy and Community Mobility Clinic

SC DPT students are trained up and ready to lead Stay Active & Independent for Life in 6 community setttings this fall!

Brand new DPT student leaders ready to engage with community members in Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance!

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.

Node view | Springfield College 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.

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.

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.

This spring semester, the CMC program sent the Doctor of Physical Therapy students (DPT1s) out into the community to lead the Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) program at local libraries and senior centers. Here you will see some of our students leading the community members in the SAIL program. If you would like to be a part of this program, you can reach out to [email protected]

Sharing our great falls prevention work at Age+Action in DC!

Fall Free Friday! Research has identified that cognition is a key player in balance and fall risks. We need to be aware to make the right decisions to modify our movements when our environment changes unexpectedly.

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

Fall Free Friday! Keeping everything used daily in close reach prevents using a step or ladder, which can create an extra mode for falls.