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Robert Levine Robert Levine is the founder of the Psycho-Physical Balance Therapy Program, a 20 year experienced teacher with the T'ai Chi Foundation and faculty member of Villa Julie College, Baltimore, MD. He has been internationally recognized for his innovative design of senior gait and balance programs. He served on the Pennsylvania Commission on Agingšs Fall Prevention Task Force and was co-author of the exercise manual that they utilize in their elder-care centers. He is also co-author of a chapter on T'ai Chi Chuan in a forthcoming textbook on complementary medicine edited by Mary Ann Bright, EdD, RN, CS, to be published by F.A. Davis and Co. Psycho-Physical Balance Therapy has demonstrated effectiveness in restorative and preventive care programs in a year long study at Keswick Multi-Care Center in Baltimore, MD. A study for the National Institute on Aging and the National Center for Nursing Research showed that patients engaging in therapy based on T'ai Chi Chuan had nearly 50% less falls, significantly lower loss of grip strength and had reduced systolic blood pressure. Psycho-Physical Balance Therapy can be effectively integrated into your practice to enhance and enrich the lives of seniors and can be used by Activity Directors, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Nurses and Nursing Assistants. Robert has trained eldercare team members in Psycho-Physical Balance Therapy in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania and in Zurich, Switzerland. Psycho-Physical Balance Therapy is a credited course at Villa Julie College, Baltimore, MD. This training is CEU approved Home | Overview | Research | Faculty | Workshops & Registration | Therapeutic Application | Registration Form
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