Senior Balance Exercises For Cervical Osteoarthritis

By Suzanne Stoke, Physical Therapist @ Exercise For Balance via www.exerciseforbalance.com/

Senior balance exercises have been proven to be effective to improve balance and decrease the risk of falling for older adults. In later years, people with orthopedic problems including back pain, sciatica, stenosis, degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis can have secondary balance problems. Neck pain and stiffness is one of the orthopedic issues that plague millions seniors, resulting in difficulties with sleeping, driving, activities of daily living and balance deficits.

Neck pain can be a result of:

· Abnormalities in the bone or joints

· Trauma

· Poor posture

· Degenerative disc diseases

· Tumors

· Muscle strain or muscle tightness

Neck pain and stiffness can cause problems with balance and dizziness secondary to the proprioceptive input that the brain relies on from the neck joint receptors and muscle fibers. The balance system is designed to integrate incoming information from the eyes, inner ear vestibular system and proprioceptive feedback, especially from the feet and ankles. The proprioceptive input enables the brain to know where the body is in space and how it is moving. With neck pain and stiffness, the sensory input from the neck is reduced, resulting in a mismatch of information in comparison with the visual and vestibular messages. Consequently, the brain has a difficult time integrating the sensory input, causing the individual to feel off balanced and dizzy or light-headed as the balance system in the brain goes through feedback loops to determine what to do with the sensory input. As a result, the individual needs to compensate for the neck pain and stiffness by performing stability exercises on a daily basis. Please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now

Senior Balance Exercises Are Essential For Those With Neck Stiffness

Senior balance exercises are imperative to perform every day for those older adults who suffer with neck pain and stiffness. Stability exercises can include specific balance techniques that teach the aging adult how to concentrate on the sense of touch between their feet and the floor to help ground them and stabilize them. Additionally, equilibrium exercises enhance balance reactions at this feet and ankles, which help to improve steadiness and challenging environments like walking on a thick carpet, grass or eat and hiking trails. Neck flexibility exercises can also be added to a balance routine. By adding head turns side to side, you can advance stability exercises to be more challenging and to coordinate neck movements with balance reactions at the ankles. Now you can learn a step by step balance routine developed by a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the convenience of your own home with the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

For anyone with neck pain & stiffness, begin best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The Balance DVD is designed for easy home use or in a group setting. The DVD is complete with step by step instructions on the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like walking, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like dancing and hiking. In the professionally filmed Exercise For Balance DVD, you will clearly learn how to improve balance, balance techniques and balance routines from a licensed Physical Therapist who has worked with balance and dizziness disorders for over 20 years. Get your copy of the Exercise For Balance DVD by clicking on the BUY NOW button

For anyone suffering with neck pain, start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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