Post Surgical Complications And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Post Op Difficulties

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

  Older adults often struggle with cognitive and physical difficulties following surgery, which can be helped with specific  senior balance exercises  as well as addressing the cognitive issues. Please see http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now After surgery, it is common to hear the comment, "Grandpa was never the same after his operation."  As reported by Gwen Seymour and associates in their study, Cognitive dysfunction after surgery and anaesthesia: what can we tell the grandparents? The statement describes a myriad of possible clinical difficulties that can afflict older people after hospitalization for major surgery. The study by Semour summarizes the evidence pertaining to the phenomenon of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, a condition defined as an abnormality on neuropsychological testing, which is said to afflict up to 14% of over 70 years olds undergoing elective surgery. So far none of the expected surgical, anesthetic and environmental risk factors have been convincingly demonstrated to be responsible for this observed deterioration. Currently,  much of the elective surgery carried out in old age is to improve quality of life under conditions that are not in themselves life-threatening, and here even a small risk of mild cognitive or physical impairment might deter some patients. Following surgery, older adults often complain of memory issues, word finding problems as well as fatigue, muscle weakness, loss of appetite and balance problems. In particular, the imbalance issues can be addressed by performing certain senior balance exercises post operatively.

Senior Balance Exercises For After Surgery

    senior balance exercises can be performed as part of a physical fitness program following surgery to help alleviate imbalance issues. as an example, a patient can start equilibrium routines by standing on one foot and holding their balance for 10-20 seconds, three times on each leg. By rehearsing this single leg standing stability exercise every day, an older person will be able to enhance their balance skills and limit the possibility of a fall. You can learn this senior balance exercise and a series of additional steadiness routines 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 improve your balance after an operation, try embarking on a program of the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The healthcare professional recommended Exercise For Balance DVD is an outstanding educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD comes complete with  a step by step series of top notch balance and strength exercises needed to maximize senior fitness and to perform basic activities like shopping, doing laundry,  walking, standing, cleaning house, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like skiing, dancing, bocce ball and hiking. In the  comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve stability, steadiness techniques and balance routines from a balance instructor --- licensed Physical Therapist---who has worked with balance and dizziness disorders for over 25 years. Get your copy of the Exercise For Balance DVD by clicking on the BUY NOW button

 Be steady after a surgery by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls. For more information see http://www.mayoclinic.com/health-information/