Senior Balance Exercises, Movement, And Music For Alzheimer's Patients

Senior Balance Exercises Help Alzheimer's Patients

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

Practicing senior balance exercises can assist in establishing a good base of stability to add movement activities for folks with Alzheimer's Disease. Please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now According to the  World Alzheimer's Report 2013, the report released last week, highlights how more and more people are getting  Alzheimer's Disease, which is increasing health care costs and placing an inordinate burden on caretakers. As reported by Susan E. Matthews, Everyday Health Staff Writer,  the cost of dementia on the world is equal to 1 percent of global GDP, or roughly $600 billion. By 2050, 227 million adults are expected to require a care giver to help them cope with the aging process, and half of them will have dementia. Additionally, 80 percent of older adults who currently live nursing homes already have the disease. Richard Lipton, MD, professor and vice chair of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, said "Because older adults are living longer than they ever have before, more people are living long enough to get the disease (the risk of the disease increases as people age)." Medical researchers have, however, found certain treatments that benefit Alzheimer's patients. One such treatments is music and combining music and movement to mimic well known dances , loved by many seniors. Music helps to connect with the part of the brain that serves long term memory. Furthermore, music seems to be soothing for patients with Alzheimer's, which boosts a sense of self and diminishes the level of depression.  Additionally, by adding movement patterns that simulate recognizable dances, those seniors with Alzheimer's can enjoy physical activity that also has a wide range of health benefits. For most older adults, however, it is critical to build a good foundation of stability with balance exercises before embarking on dance routines.

Senior Balance Exercises Are Beneficial For Alzheimer's Patients

A daily routine of senior balance exercises can help establish adequate steadiness for older adults with Alzheimer's, enabling them to enjoy music and dance. By rehearsing equilibrium routines, older adults can improve their balance reactions and strengthen the muscles in the lower leg that help with steadiness. Additionally, stability exercises can progress from static holding to dynamic movements to prepare an individual for a return to their familiar dance moves. you can practice these senior balance exercises, developed by a knowledgeable physical therapist, in the comfort of your own home with the exercise for balance dvd.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To build good stability for dancing, begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The fun to watch Balance DVD is designed for simple use at home or in a group setting. The professionally filmed DVD is loaded with 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 Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, balance techniques and balance routines from a balance trainer (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

Get your boogie shoes on by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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