Senior Balance Exercises And Safety Checklist

Senior Balance Exercises And Safety At Home

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

Rehearsing senior balance exercises is one important way to help keep older adults safe at home. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now According to A PLACE FOR MOM, the nation's largest senior living referral service, families this holiday season  43 percent of adult children who will visit their parents or in-laws will discuss issues such as health, finances, housing, mobility and memory loss. Jennifer Mellet, Senior Vice President of Senior Living Advising for A Place for Mom, describes, " While the holidays are primarily a time for celebration, we find that when families reunite – many of whom are spread throughout the country – changes in mom and dad become evident and issues related to their health and aging become the forefront of conversation." Safety at home, balance and mobility are usually among the discussion topics. A Place For Mom has developed a 56 point checklist to determine the safety of loved ones at home. some of the points include:

Food, nutrition and kitchen safety. Has your loved one recently lost a lot of weight? Is there enough food at home? Check to make sure it is not expired or spoiled.

Communication and cognitive function. Is your loved one showing any signs of short term memory loss beyond what would be considered normal? Does your loved one recognize family and friends?

Medications and health status. Are medications being taken properly? Has your loved one been to the doctor in the last year? Are special medical issues being monitored and managed effectively?

Mobility. Does your loved one get around as well as when you saw him or her last? Are there signs of a recent fall, such as bruising?

House and Home. Is the house reasonably clean and tidy? Are your loved ones' pets doing well and being sufficiently cared for?

Bathroom Safety. Is your loved one able to transfer into the bathroom or shower safely? Does the bath or shower have a non-slip mat or strips?

Security. Is your loved one mindful of alarms and able to exit in an emergency? Is your loved one aware of scam threats and know not to disclose personal information on the phone or to strangers?

 In regards to mobility issues, practicing balance exercises at home can help improve stability and decrease the potential for falling.

Senior Balance Exercises To Be Safe At Home

Practicing senior balance exercises is an essential component of keeping older adults safe at home. since most falls for the elderly occur at home, there are specific stability techniques and senior balance exercises that can help reduce the risk for falling and sustaining an injury. Additionally, mobility issues is a significant concern to older individuals and their loved ones who are not able to monitor them closely. Older adults can start with basic equilibrium routines like standing with their feet shoulder width apart and shifting their weight forwards and backwards. These steadiness exercises can be progressed to standing on one foot, which is a necessary component of walking. now, older individuals can perform senior balance exercises in the comfort of their own home by following the expert instruction of a physical therapist in the exercise for balance dvd.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To be safe at home, begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The easy to follow Balance DVD is an exceptional instructional tool to use at home or in a group setting. The professionally filmed DVD is filled 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

Help your loved ones be safe at home by helping them start balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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