Sensory Input And Balance Exercises

Use Sensory Feedback With Balance Exercises

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

    One of the finest ways to maximize stability through balance exercises is to employ the body's magnificent sense of touch. Please see   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now The balance center in the brain relies upon three main inputs to integrate complex information to maintain upright positioning during all standing and walking movements. The three main incoming messages come from the eyes as to what the environmental vision portrays, the vestibular inner ear system information about all positional alignment and movement information and the super specific sensation of touch, particularly from the feet in contact with the floor. The sense of touch is an amazing critical component of balance as well as all interactions with the world we live in. Humans develop all of our senses while still in the womb. Touch is the first sense to emerge. A fetus can feel an object touching its lips or nose within eight weeks of conception. A fetus can feel most of its body parts by fourteen weeks old. As we grow and develop, that sense of touch expands amazingly. To be specific, we sense touch through nerves in our skin, which is the largest organ in the body. There are roughly twenty types of sensory receptors that respond to stimuli that includes:

-Heat

-Cold

-Pleasure

-Pain

-Vibrations

-Shape

-Texture

-Touch

    For necessary balance abilities, the sense of touch is most important, especially in regards to the feet touching the floor. The sensory feedback from the feet can be enhanced by performing specific senior balance exercises, which will subsequently establish stability to reduce the possibility of a fall.

 Balance Exercises For Better Stability

   Improved steadiness with all movement activities can be enhanced through using certain stability strategies and specific balance exercises. To maximize the sensory feedback from the sense of touch from the bottom of the foot to the floor, you can begin by standing with your feet shoulder width a part and concentrating on the pressure of your body weight in the middle of your arches. By focusing on the pressure of your body weight, you will connect the balance center in the brain with the sensory feedback from your feet. This steadiness strategy will subsequently maximize your balance skills and minimize the risk of falling when standing and walking. You can learn these equilibrium techniques and a step by step balance program developed by an experienced Physical Therapist by following along with the Exercise For Balance DVD.

 Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    Maximize your steadiness by embarking on a program of 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 filled with  a step by step series of top notch balance and strength exercises needed to maximize general fitness and to perform basic activities like shopping, 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

 Use your sense of touch by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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