Healthy Aging Physical Therapy, Lynnfield, MA (2026)

12/31/2025

It’s National Bring Your Daughter to Teach Parkinson’s Class and Take a Blurry Selfie day…

(Just kidding. It’s not..but it could be😉.)

Thanks for your help today, Kyla!

12/30/2025

👋 Meet Steve!..
A year ago, Steve was navigating life after a total knee replacement, complicated by multiple infections, resulting in prolonged hospitalizations, and followed by a major loss of independence. When we first met him, he was using a wheelchair for all mobility and needed significant help just to transfer safely...
Today, he’s back to walking independently, working part time and climbing stairs with his Wellness365 personal trainer who shared this awesome video with us (along with Steve's personal request to add the rocky music to go along with it!) ..
Steve worked incredibly hard through physical therapy, and when insurance-covered visits ended, he wasn’t done. He transitioned into our Wellness365 program to keep building strength, balance, endurance, and confidence — focusing not just on function, but on overall health, wellness and physical resilience. ..
Steve’s story is just one example. Every patient journey looks different — and we’re proud to have built a practice that can meet people where they are, and work on the things that matter most - to them...
👉 On the blog this month, I share more of Steve’s story, and what our unique, patient-centered care model looks here at Healthy Aging.

🔗 Link in bio: https://healthyagingpt.com/blog/looking-back-looking-forward-and-steves-story ..
👏 Steve, we’re so proud of you.

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🏡 HAPT IS AT-HOME PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY + COMMUNITY FITNESS:
🌟 Balance and Fall Prevention
🌟 Orthopedic Pain and Injuries
🌟 Parkinson's Disease Specialty Program
🌟 Vestibular Rehabilitation for Dizziness
🌟 Osteoporosis Consultations & Management
🌟 Private Physical and Occupational Therapy
🌟 Personal Training + Health Coaching
🌟 Strength + Balance Classes at Local Senior Centers
🌍 Care available in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Danvers, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Middleton, North Reading, Peabody, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham, Somerville, Wakefield, Wi******er, and Woburn, Massachusetts
📞 Call (617) 398-4508 or visit us on the web to schedule your evaluation today!
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12/25/2025

🎄 Move Well. Feel Good. Enjoy the Holidays, Safely! ❄️

The holidays are meant for celebrating, not sidelining yourself with an injury. Whether you’re traveling, decorating, cooking, or staying active, a little awareness goes a long way.

✨ Physical Therapy Tips for a Safe Holiday Season:
🎁 Lift Smart: Bend at your hips and knees when lifting boxes, luggage, or gifts, keep items close to your body.
🧍 Mind Your Posture: Long drives, flights, and couch time can strain your neck and back. Take stretch breaks often.
🧊 Watch Your Step: Slippery sidewalks, icy steps, and cluttered floors increase fall risk, slow down and wear supportive footwear.
🧹 Decorate Safely: Use a sturdy step stool or ladder, avoid overreaching, and ask for help when needed.
🚶 Keep Moving: Short walks, stretching, or light strengthening help manage stress and keep joints feeling good.
⏸️ Listen to Your Body: Fatigue and soreness are signs to rest, don’t push through pain.

🎉 A little preparation helps you enjoy every moment, pain free and confident.
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🏡 HAPT IS AT-HOME PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY + COMMUNITY FITNESS:
🌟 Balance and Fall Prevention
🌟 Orthopedic Pain and Injuries
🌟 Parkinson's Disease Specialty Program
🌟 Vestibular Rehabilitation for Dizziness
🌟 Osteoporosis Consultations & Management
🌟 Private Physical and Occupational Therapy
🌟 Personal Training + Health Coaching
🌟 Strength + Balance Classes at Local Senior Centers
🌍 Care available in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Danvers, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Middleton, North Reading, Peabody, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham, Somerville, Wakefield, Wi******er, and Woburn, Massachusetts
📞 Call (617) 398-4508 or visit us on the web to schedule your evaluation today!
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12/24/2025

🎙️Podcast Spotlight: Dressing With Dignity 👕✨
Can Adaptive Apparel Promote ADL Success?
Presented by Carol Chiang

Getting dressed is more than a daily task, it’s a cornerstone of independence, confidence, and dignity. In this episode, Carol Chiang discusses how adaptive apparel can meaningfully support ADL success while honoring personal style and autonomy.

👚 In this episode:
✔️ How clothing impacts independence with daily activities
✔️ The role of adaptive apparel in reducing effort, fatigue, and frustration
✔️ Why dignity and identity matter in functional performance
✔️ Practical takeaways for clinicians, caregivers, and patients

🎧 Watch/listen here:
🔗 https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=Dressing+With+Dignity%3a+Can+Adaptive+Apparel+Promote+ADL+Success%3f+presented+by+Carol+Chiang&mid=34E151370ABBD4B0FCFD34E151370ABBD4B0FCFD&FORM

💡 A great resource for anyone passionate about patient-centered care and functional independence.

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🏡 HAPT IS AT-HOME PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY + COMMUNITY FITNESS:
🌟 Balance and Fall Prevention
🌟 Orthopedic Pain and Injuries
🌟 Parkinson's Disease Specialty Program
🌟 Vestibular Rehabilitation for Dizziness
🌟 Osteoporosis Consultations & Management
🌟 Private Physical and Occupational Therapy
🌟 Personal Training + Health Coaching
🌟 Strength + Balance Classes at Local Senior Centers
🌍 Care available in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Danvers, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Middleton, North Reading, Peabody, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham, Somerville, Wakefield, Wi******er, and Woburn, Massachusetts
📞 Call (617) 398-4508 or visit us on the web to schedule your evaluation today!
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12/24/2025

❄️ Stay Active. Stay Safe. Enjoy Winter Sports! ⛸️🏂🛷

Winter is a great time to move your body and have fun outdoors, but colder temps and slippery conditions can increase injury risk if you’re not prepared.

✨ Winter Sports Safety Tips:
🔥 Prepare Your Body: Build strength, balance, and flexibility before jumping into winter activities. Strong muscles help protect your joints.
🤸 Warm Up First: A quick 5–10 minute warm-up gets blood flowing and reduces the risk of strains.
🛡️ Use Proper Gear: Helmets, pads, wrist guards, and well-fitted equipment go a long way in preventing injuries.
🧥 Dress Smart: Layer up, wear weather-appropriate footwear, and protect exposed skin from cold and wind.
💧 Stay Hydrated: You still lose fluids in cold weather, even if you don’t feel sweaty.
⏸️ Listen to Your Body: Fatigue increases injury risk. Take breaks and stop if something doesn’t feel right.

💡 A little preparation helps you stay safe, confident, and active all winter long!
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🏡 HAPT IS AT-HOME PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY + COMMUNITY FITNESS:
🌟 Balance and Fall Prevention
🌟 Orthopedic Pain and Injuries
🌟 Parkinson's Disease Specialty Program
🌟 Vestibular Rehabilitation for Dizziness
🌟 Osteoporosis Consultations & Management
🌟 Private Physical and Occupational Therapy
🌟 Personal Training + Health Coaching
🌟 Strength + Balance Classes at Local Senior Centers
🌍 Care available in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Danvers, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Middleton, North Reading, Peabody, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham, Somerville, Wakefield, Wi******er, and Woburn, Massachusetts
📞 Call (617) 398-4508 or visit us on the web to schedule your evaluation today!
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12/23/2025

Fellow Physical Therapists - talk to me: If you were to look for a new job for 2026, what would you be looking for? What would make or break a job opportunity for you? Where do you job search? Give it to me - the good, bad and ugly - I want to hear it all!

12/19/2025

If you want to know what kind of people work at Healthy Aging...I just visited a patient and he the sweetest little table top Christmas tree lit up. He told he his other therapist brought it for him to borrow because he didn't have any Christmas decor up 💗. Therapy

12/16/2025

🧡 Testimonial Tuesday 🧡..
"Sharon is amazing physical therapist and such a wonderful person! She consistently demonstrated exceptional skills and professionalism in providing my physical therapy care. She combines technical knowledge with genuine compassion creating a supportive and motivating environment for recovery . She provided the clear communication, patience and encouragement offered during every session and she takes time to explain each exercise and monitor progress closely, ensuring proper form and understanding. Sharon is dedicated to, knowledgeable, and empathetic physical therapist who consistently went above the beyond to support me in achieving my health and functional goals. I truly appreciate Sharon professional and personal skills and I will miss her !!! "..
Sharon is a great role model for 'practicing at the top of our licensure' - going beyond the typical and offering something truly unique and effective. Way to go, Sharon!..
Read more Testimonials and Reviews here or leave us one of your own: https://healthyagingpt.com/reviews
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🏡 HAPT IS AT-HOME PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY + COMMUNITY FITNESS:
🌟 Balance and Fall Prevention
🌟 Orthopedic Pain and Injuries
🌟 Parkinson's Disease Specialty Program
🌟 Vestibular Rehabilitation for Dizziness
🌟 Osteoporosis Consultations & Management
🌟 Private Physical and Occupational Therapy
🌟 Personal Training + Health Coaching
🌟 Strength + Balance Classes at Local Senior Centers
🌍 Care available in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Danvers, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Middleton, North Reading, Peabody, Reading, Saugus, Somerville, Stoneham, Wakefield, Wi******er, and Woburn, Massachusetts
📞 Call (617) 398-4508 or visit us on the web to schedule your evaluation today!
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12/16/2025

So much love and gratitude for my team! (re)Sharing a picture from our annual holiday party this past weekend - and a couple of fun stats on the 'growth of our influence' I shared with my team during our toast:

✅ In 2020, my first employee and I were able to help 24 patients.
✅ In 2021, I hired a few more and number grew to 119.
✅ In 2022, we continued to grow steadily and we served 312.
✅ By 2023, we finally brought on a practice manager and even more staff and helped 436 new patients.
✅ 2024 was HUGE and we hired another 9 clinicians and evaluated 528 patients.
✅ This year...2025...we continued to grow and year to date, we have evaluated 565 patients. (By the way, this doesn't even include the clients in our wellness program!)

That is a growth of our influence of 2,250% ( ).

Want to count how many we also help through our community fitness classes? Teaching an average of 50 classes a month, with an average attendance of 20 per class each week adds an additional 240 people helped each week. That count included, we have grown by 30 FOLD since inception.

I spoke at our holiday party about the impact of small actions. My small action of starting a solo provider practice has SNOWBALLED to this - helping over 800 people per year to age well, live optimally and recovery from injury and illness. Together, we are changing healthcare one patient at a time - and helping each other become better clinicians, trainers, managers and humans along the way.

12/15/2025

Throw back to last night's HAPT Holidy Party! Many thanks to for hosting us - with all our staff and families in attendance we've officially outgrown my house!

12/13/2025

I’m probably supposed to do the ‘POV: someday you’ll have the crazy idea of quitting your job and starting a practice in the middle of Covid” ..but this seemed like more fun.😘

12/11/2025

💥 Plyometrics for Older Adults? 💥

We know power training is hugely beneficial for older adults, but what about plyometric exercises, jumps, hops, and explosive movements? 🏃♂️💨

A recent 12-week study compared:
🏋️♂️ Plyometric training
💪 Resistance training
🚶♀️ Walking programs

Results:
✅ Plyometric training improved jump performance, stair climbing power, and lower-body power, often outperforming resistance training and walking.
✅ Strength gains were nearly as high as resistance training (~23% for plyometrics vs ~25% for resistance training).
✅ Walking alone led to minimal strength or power improvements (~3%).
✅ Programs were safe when supervised, though some participants experienced mild muscle strains, highlighting the need for proper progression and supervision.

Dustin Jones breaks down the study and gives clinical insights into what this means for older adult fitness.

This is an EXCLUSIVE feature of the MMOA Digest, where new research and expert insights come straight to your inbox! 📨

🎥 Watch here: https://api.filekitcdn.com/e/cMEPbaqBmaSCP3HhMSJK8u/sgj4GhaYsaHWBsTT6qmoTo/player

📖 Read the full study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7447006/

✨ Learn more and see how plyometrics could fit into older adult programs!

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🏡 HAPT IS AT-HOME PHYSICAL & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY + COMMUNITY FITNESS:
🌟 Balance and Fall Prevention
🌟 Orthopedic Pain and Injuries
🌟 Parkinson's Disease Specialty Program
🌟 Vestibular Rehabilitation for Dizziness
🌟 Osteoporosis Consultations & Management
🌟 Private Physical and Occupational Therapy
🌟 Personal Training + Health Coaching
🌟 Strength + Balance Classes at Local Senior Centers
🌍 Care available in Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Danvers, Lynnfield, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Middleton, North Reading, Peabody, Reading, Saugus, Stoneham, Somerville, Wakefield, Wi******er, and Woburn, Massachusetts
📞 Call (617) 398-4508 or visit us on the web to schedule your evaluation today!
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