More than two million Americans fall and sustain serious injuries each year. There were 35 million visits to emergency rooms due to falls. And as our population ages, the risks of falling are even greater. As many as half of all persons age 65 years and over fall each year. Many seniors are forced to forsake an active lifestyle due to this fear of falling.

At National Balance Centers (NBC), comprehensive, multi-disciplinary diagnostic and treatment facilities, caring health professionals combined with state-of-the-art technology, are committed to restoring balance — one step at a time.

Located in North Miami Beach, NBC’s new facility specializes in providing complete diagnostic assessment and computerized rehabilitation to people who suffer from dizziness, vertigo, postural instability, and various balance disorders, as well as evaluation, education and treatment to people at risk of falling.

Vestibular disorders relate to the inner ear, which affects equilibrium. Such disorders affect eighty five percent of people suffering from dizziness and vertigo. Balance is also affected by the information that the brain receives through vision and muscle joints. A great number of older people are affected. Because they fall, they become less active in their lifestyle. The lack of activity allows the muscles to degenerate, which in turn makes them more susceptible to falling. The center not only provides the necessary physical therapy and vestibular diagnostic testing to combat such problems, it also is equipped with the latest “space-age” technology to diagnose and implement a comprehensive vestibular rehabilitation therapy plan.

The objective of all programs at National Balance Centers is to ensure that patients are able to return to as much function as possible, with little or no remaining symptoms. Not only is the proprietary Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy effective, but patients enjoy the therapy, finding it fun and challenging. With a ninety-eight percent success rate, it is not unusual for NBC patients to progress from wheelchairs to walkers, from walkers to canes, from canes to free walking.