Steady as you go: Improve your balance and reduce the risk of falling

Accounting for 85% of injury-hospitalizations in seniors, falls occur due to a loss of balance and inability to recover balance.

Calvin Burkhart, physiotherapist, InHome Physical Therapy, will discuss the risk factors leading to falls, and the role of physical therapy – which can be delivered to you directly in the comfort of your own home – and exercise in reducing the risks leading to falls.

Calvin graduated from the Doepfer-Schulen Cologne (Germany) in 2015, earning the right to carry the title “Physiotherapist” in Germany. While working in the field full-time he pursued further education and graduated from Thim van der Laan – University of Applied Sciences for Physiotherapy (The Netherlands) with a Bachelor’s of Science in Physiotherapy in 2018. Upon immigrating to Canada in 2019, Calvin is an alumnus of the “Ontario internationally educated Physiotherapy Bridging Program” of the University of Toronto, which he completed in 2020.

Calvin believes in the empowerment of you as an individual, creating a customized “game plan” for you. He takes pride in his approach to providing you with care based on a careful examination and evaluation of contributing factors. His treatments usually begin by informing you of the specific condition/limitation you are experiencing and outlining a treatment plan. He encourages you to understand your injury and recognize each of the necessary steps required to reach and surpass your pre-injury level of function, and adopt injury prevention strategies. Treatment plans usually include strengthening or mobility exercises, manual therapy and further education.

He has an interest in biomechanical/musculoskeletal, chronic pain and neurological conditions.

Before moving to Calgary, Calvin lived in multiple different countries including Germany, South Africa and the US. He grew up participating in competitive sports (Soccer and Table tennis) and spent a few years focusing on competitive dancing. He now prefers to stay active through mountain biking, hiking and going to the gym. To maintain a good balance, Calvin enjoys cooking and reading.

Calvin is a physiotherapist at InHome Physiotherapy Solutions.