Senior Balance Exercises And Bone Deterioration

Senior Balance Exercises To Help Prevent Bone Loss

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

Balance exercises  and strengthening exercises are critical for older adults to perform to stave off the effects of bone deterioration, especially in women over the age of 60 years old. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Medical researchers have found that aging women face serious medical conditions that can be reduced by partaking in daily exercise routines. Among those common conditions are Diabetes and Osteoporosis. Furthermore, The list of complications from type 2 diabetes is long: vascular and heart disease, eye problems, nerve damage, kidney disease, hearing problems and Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, medical researchers are finding that bone deterioration is also a complication of Diabetes. Sundeep Kholsa, MD at the Mayo Clinic determined that the skeleton needs to be recognized as another important target of diabetes complications. Previous studies in the field showed that patients with diabetes experienced fractures at levels of bone density above that of the regular population, hinting that something was different about the "quality" of their bone. The Mayo researchers validated that assumption in a clinical study of 60 postmenopausal women, 30 of whom had type 2 diabetes. Using a new tool (OsteoProbe), the researchers performed micro indentation testing of the tibia (actually causing a microscopic crack) to measure bone material strength. Compared to the control group of women, aged 50 to 80, the group with type 2 diabetes had significantly lower bone material strength. There was no difference between the microarchitecture of the bone or bone density between the two groups. The study showed that diabetic women with lower bone material strength had also experienced higher levels of  hyperglycemia over the previous 10 years, suggesting potential detrimental effects of poor glucose control on bone quality. The resounding message: Conventional measurements underestimated the risk of fracture among patients with type 2 diabetes and loss of bone material strength, or bone quality, is a clear, downstream consequence of the disease. The good news is that exercises, including strengthening routines, balance training and walking, can improve both Osteoporosis and Diabetes.

Senior Balance Exercises For Diabetes And Bone Loss

Practicing senior balance exercises on a regular basis can help improve steadiness and prepare you to begin a healthy walking program and weight lifting regime. By starting with equilibrium exercises, you can develop a strong foundation of stability to then add on weight lifting routines like biceps and triceps curls. Additionally, stability routines should be progressed to include dynamic weight shifting before heading outside or on the treadmill for a walking program. medical researchers have proven that walking and weight lifting are beneficial activities for women to curtail bone loss or side effects from diabetes. you can practice the necessary senior balance exercises at home by following the instructional of a knowledgeable physical therapist in the exercise for balance dvd. once your steadiness improves, you will be ready to start a graduated weight lifting or walking program.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    For anyone diagnosed with Diabetes or Osteoporosis, please begin balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The step by step Balance DVD is an excellent instructional tool to use at home or in a group setting. The professionally filmed DVD comes complete 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

For those with Diabetes or Osteoporosis, start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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