Fracture Risk And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises To Reduce Fractures

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

 Falling and sustaining a fracture is a real concern among older individuals and performing certain  senior balance exercises can help improve stability and reduce the risk of falling. Please see    http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Medical researchers have shown that osteoporotic fractures occur in about 0.5% of the population per annum in countries such as the United States, European countries and Australia. Most of the fractures occur in older age and result in a significant increase in morbidity and impairment of quality of life in this elderly population. Residents of aged-care facilities contribute to a significant proportion of the problem. In the Auckland Hip Fracture Study, 42% of hip fracture patients aged 60 years or older are residents in these facilities. Bone fragility, as measured by bone mineral density (BMD) or quantitative ultrasound (QUS), has been shown to predict fractures among the community dwelling elderly. Factors such as older age, female gender, fracture after 50 years of age, maternal hip fracture, neuromuscular, cognitive and visual impairments, low weight, imbalance and current smoking also contribute to the risk of fracture. Healthcare professionals like doctors, nurses and physical therapists understand that the risk of falling and incurring a fracture can be minimized in the aging population by practicing senior balance exercises on a  regular basis.

Senior Balance Exercises For Preventing Fractures

   To decrease the possibility of a fall resulting in a fracture of the hip, wrist, shoulder, head or other body part, medical providers suggest that aging individuals perform a routine of senior balance exercises every day. One example of an appropriate equilibrium routine involves standing near a sink or counter with one foot directly behind the other foot in a tandem stance. This position challenges the balance reactions in the ankles and secondarily enhances overall stability for a senior citizen. This tandem stance should be held for about twenty seconds for three repetitions. You can find this senior balance exercises as well as other steadiness routines in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To reduce the risk of a fracture, get started on a course of the best balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD. The healthcare provider recommended Exercise For Balance DVD is a high quality instructional DVD to use at home or in a group setting. The easy to understand and simple to follow Exercise For Balance DVD includes  a step by step series of the latest balance and strength exercises necessary to optimize senior fitness and to carry out basic daily activities like shopping, doing laundry,  walking, standing, cleaning house, stair climbing or to advance to more difficult pursuits like skiing, dancing, playing golf and hiking. In the  comprehensive Exercise For Balance DVD, you will learn how to improve stability, how to apply steadiness techniques and how to safely execute balance routines from a  qualified balance specialist --- 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

Reduce fractures by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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