Editing Physical therapy (section)

===Geriatric===
Geriatric physical therapy covers a wide area of issues concerning people as they go through normal adult aging but is usually focused on the older adult. There are many conditions that affect many people as they grow older and include but are not limited to the following: [[arthritis]], [[osteoporosis]], [[cancer]], [[Alzheimer's disease]], hip and joint replacement, balance disorders, [[Urinary incontinence|incontinence]], etc. Geriatric physical therapists specialize in providing therapy for such conditions in older adults.

Physical rehabilitation can prevent deterioration in health and activities of daily living among [[Nursing home|care home]] residents. The current evidence suggests benefits to physical health from participating in different types of physical rehabilitation to improve daily living, strength, flexibility, balance, mood, memory, exercise tolerance, fear of falling, injuries, and death.<ref name="Crocker_2013">{{cite journal | vauthors = Crocker T, Forster A, Young J, Brown L, Ozer S, Smith J, Green J, Hardy J, Burns E, Glidewell E, Greenwood DC | display-authors = 6 | title = Physical rehabilitation for older people in long-term care | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | issue = 2 | pages = CD004294 | date = February 2013 | pmid = 23450551 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.cd004294.pub3 | pmc = 11930398 | collaboration = Cochrane Stroke Group | hdl = 11250/2444982 | hdl-access = free }}</ref> It may be both safe and effective in improving physical and possibly mental state, while reducing disability with few adverse events.<ref name="Crocker_2013" />

The current body of evidence suggests that physical rehabilitation may be effective for long-term care residents in reducing disability with few adverse events.<ref name="Crocker_2013" /> However, there is insufficient to conclude whether the beneficial effects are sustainable and cost-effective.<ref name="Crocker_2013" /> The findings are based on moderate quality evidence.