Effects Of Balance Exercises In Older Adults

Benefits Of Balance Exercises For Older Adults

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

   Over the years, we have seen that balance exercises are the primary component in improving balance and reducing falls for seniors.  As the baby boomers age, we have seen a dramatic increase in the rate of falls and injuries from falls that affect the individual, family unit, emergency room volume, and cost to the medical system.  Medical researchers have been investigating various aspects of fall prevention to help reduce the incidence and frequency of falling for older adults.  please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now

 Effects Of Balance Exercises In Older Adults

   Balance exercises including proprioceptive techniques have been steadied by medical researchers.  Proprioception is the body's ability to determine where we are in space and how we are moving by the sensory feedback in every joint, muscle, ligament and tendon in the body. Martínez-Amat A, Hita-Contreras F, in their report, EFFECTS OF 12-WEEK PROPRIOCEPTION TRAINING PROGRAM ON POSTURAL STABILITY, GAIT AND BALANCE IN OLDER ADULTS, looked at balance exercises as a way to reduce falls in seniors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a 12-week specific proprioceptive training program on postural stability, gait, balance and fall prevention in adults over 65 years old. The researchers found  that the training program improved postural balance of older adults in medio-lateral plane with eyes open and anterior-posterior plane with eyes closed . After proprioception training, gait (Tinetti) and balance (Berg) tests scores improved 14.66% and 11.47% respectively. These results show that 12 weeks proprioception training program in older adults is effective in postural stability, static and dynamic balance, and could lead to an improvement in gait and balance capacity, as well as to a decrease in the risk of falling in adults aged 65 years and older.

 

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As researchers suggest, start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.   Read more ...