Detection Of Falls And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises Assist In Reducing Falls

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

   Medical researchers and healthcare providers are continually looking for ways to prevent falls and encourage older adults to participate in senior balance exercises to reduce the risk of falling. Please see    http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now A recent study was performed to investigate the feasibility of using new technology to detect falls for those in the aging population. Researchers, Raymond Lee and Alison Carlisle published a study titled, Detection of falls using accelerometers and mobile phone technology. The researchers recognize that more and more senior citizens desire to live at home and have an active independent life. For older individuals, physical activity is important in the prevention of disease and improving the quality of life. However, falls not only occur during daily routines at home like walking the stairs or turning in the bathroom, but they also happen during physical exercise, walking and various forms of physical activity. Medical research has shown that a third of fallers have been observed to develop a fear of falling, which is associated with general anxiety and neuroticism often leading to avoidance of activity. This in itself over the long term may have negative effects on physical abilities with a cyclical pattern of deterioration, social isolation, poor balance abilities and decreased quality of life. The researchers, therefore, set out to determine if  fall detection using mobile phone technology is feasible in the aging adult population. The researchers found that mobile phones can be useful for detecting falls among senior citizens, especially those who live alone.

 

Senior Balance Exercises Help Decrease Falls

   In addition to using mobile phones to detect falls, medical researchers have also found that performing senior balance exercises on a regular basis can help older adults enhance stability and limit the potential of a fall. Equilibrium routines can start with basic principles like standing with your feet shoulder width a part and centering your weight in the middle of your base of support, established by the position of your feet. Steadiness exercises can progress to tandem stance routines where you stand with one foot in front of the other to develop strong balance reactions at the feet and ankles. You can learn how to perform these senior balance exercises by following the direction of a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the exercise for balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To minimize the potential of a fall, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The professionally filmed Exercise For Balance DVD is an exceptional educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The step by step Exercise For Balance DVD comes filled with the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like grocery shopping, walking, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like playing golf, dancing and hiking. In the easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, stability techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor --- 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

  Stay active by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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