Joint Mechanics And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises Benefit Joint Mechanics

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

    Practicing in certain lower extremity strengthening exercises and  senior balance exercises  is essential to maintain proper joint mechanics as we age. Please see  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Normal joint mechanics involve adequate muscle strength and joint capsule mobility. Unfortunately, at times, older individuals experience muscle weakness and poor posture, which can lead to joint capsule tightness. Additionally, muscles play an important role in joint biomechanics as they produce movement, absorb loading, and provide dynamic joint stability, and thus they are involved in the joint adaptation and degeneration process of Osteoarthritis . Several studies by medical researchers have investigated the effect of muscular weakness and imbalance on the induction of Osteoarthritis. Healthcare professionals commonly accept that, due to age or previous trauma, muscles are less intensively used as we age. Such weak muscles do not only fatigue more rapidly, but they also display a slower voluntary and reflex motor control. Thus, once the protective muscular control is lost, excessive joint movement and instability with pathological shear and peak joint forces occur. As a consequence, stress-induced microtrauma to the articular cartilage leads to cartilage degeneration, pathological subchondral pressure increase, consequent subchondral bone sclerosis, and consequent joint collaps with axis mal-deviation leading to the typical pathobiomechanical Osteoarthritis vicious circle. Additional consequences of joint degradation and muscle weakness includes poor balance, reduced overall mobility and a limited quality of life. As a result, medical professionals encourage a daily dose of leg strengthening exercises and senior balance exercises for their aging patients.

Senior Balance Exercises For Better Joint Mechanics

   By beginning an exercise program with senior balance exercises, you will develop essential stability that can be used during leg strengthening exercises needed to minimize the potential of incurring Osteoarthritis. By initiating certain equilibrium routines like standing on one foot for twenty seconds, three times in a row, you will produce faster and stronger balance reactions at the feet and ankles, which is necessary for closed chain standing exercises like lunges and squats. As you are able to enhance your overall steadiness and begin essential strengthening exercises for the lower extremities, you will establish needed protection at the knee and hip joints to minimize Osteoarthritis. You can learn the necessary strengthening exercises and 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

    Be good to your joints by beginning the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The healthcare provider recommended Exercise For Balance DVD is an excellent educational DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to follow Exercise For Balance DVD is complete with  a step by step series of the best balance and strength exercises needed to enhance senior fitness and to perform basic activities like shopping, walking, standing, stair climbing or to advance to high level activities like skiing, dancing 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

   Remember "Motion is Lotion". Start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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