Symptoms Of Dizziness And Senior Balance Exercises

Types Of Senior Balance Exercises For Dizziness

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

     Living with symptoms of dizziness can be very difficult, but performing senior balance exercises every day can be beneficial. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Dizziness, vertigo, balance problems and disequilibrium are common symptoms reported by adults, especially those after the age of sixty years old. Vertigo, dizziness and imbalance are all symptoms that can result from a peripheral vestibular disorder (a dysfunction of the balance organs of the inner ear) or central vestibular disorder (a dysfunction of one or more parts of the central nervous system that help process balance and spatial information). Specifically speaking, although these symptoms can be linked by a common cause, they have different meanings, and describing them accurately can mean the difference between a successful diagnosis and one that is missed. Dizziness is a sensation of lightheadedness, faintness, or unsteadiness. Unlike dizziness, vertigo has a rotational, spinning component, and is the perception of movement, either of the self or surrounding objects. Disequilibrium simply means unsteadiness, imbalance, or loss of equilibrium that is often accompanied by spatial disorientation. Most people experience a few seconds of spatial disorientation at some point in their life. One example is when a person watches a 3-D movie in the theater and momentarily perceives an illusion of moving or falling as the images rush past. However, frequent episodes of vertigo—whether lasting only for a few seconds or days on end—are a primary sign of a vestibular dysfunction, especially when linked to changes in head position. By contrast, dizziness can be a primary sign of a vestibular disorder in addition to a broad array of cardiovascular, neurological, metabolic, vision, and psychological problems. It is also quite possible that a person may have a combination of problems, such as a degenerative vestibular disorder along with a visual deficit such as cataracts or a neurological disorder such as a stroke. With any of these underlying factors, people with dizziness and vertigo most off have accompanying feelings of disequilibrium or imbalance. Medical researchers have proven over the last few years that performing equilibrium routines on a regular basis can improve balance and limit the potential of falling.

Senior Balance Exercises For Those With dizziness

     For anyone who suffers with symptoms of vertigo, dizziness or disequilibrium, rehearsing senior balance exercises is essential for safe and healthy living. Since Medical researchers have shown that stability exercises can help with the symptoms of imbalance, you should commence a regular routine of equilibrium exercises immediately to help lessen the symptoms of vertigo and dizziness and to assist in reducing the feelings of unsteadiness that could result in a fall. One practical stability exercise you can start with right away is standing on one foot near a counter or table. As you stand on one foot, which is an essential phase for walking, you will notice an increasing amount of movement at your feet and ankles. That movement correlates to your balance reactions working hard to keep you upright. This single leg stance exercise will both improve your balance and develop strong balance reactions at the feet and ankles. You can practice this senior balance exercises and a step by step progression of an appropriate balance routine by following the direction of an experienced Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    If you experience feelings of vertigo, dizziness or imbalance, please begin the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The  easy to follow Balance DVD is an excellent instructional tool to use at home or in a group setting. The professionally filmed DVD is chock full 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 playing tennis, dancing and hiking. In the Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve balance, stability 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

 Don't let vertigo and dizziness cause a fall in your life. Instead, start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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