Bone Tests And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises To Decrease Falls

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

   All too often, falls lead to fractures in the spine for those in the older population, but by practicing senior balance exercises aging individuals can limit falls and the injuries due to falling. Please see    http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now For older adults, spine fractures often go undiagnosed because of the common complaint of back pain. For many seniors, however, a spinal fracture can indicate additional hip fractures to come. At this point in time, testing for those who are at risk for spine fractures involves a bone scan. One drawback is that fifty percent of those folks who test normal with a bone scan go on to have a spinal fracture. Elise Morgan is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University and she is testing human vertebrae in hopes of developing a new procedure to test for osteoporosis and the risk of spine fractures. Morgan uses a machine to squeeze vertebrae to it's breaking point. Morgan has shown with these tests that the vertebrae fail when there are depressions or cracks at the endplate of the bone. To make this practical, Morgan describes that when an older individual bends over to pick up a bag of groceries, the vertebrae fail at the top endplate, leading to a spinal fracture. Medical researchers as well as healthcare professionals agree that the best way to avoid spinal fractures is to limit the possibility of a fall, which often results in a fracture. Those in the population at risk for spinal fractures can reduce the risk of falling and decrease the possibility of a fracture by performing senior balance exercises every day.

Senior Balance Exercises To Prevent Fractures

    To prevent falls and fractures due to falling, health professionals recommend that those in the aging population practice senior balance exercises as part of a daily physical fitness program. One equilibrium routine you can rehearse is stoning on one foot and moving the other foot forwards and backwards and sees to side. This steadiness routine is a combination of static and dynamic balance skills that is needed in every day activities like walking or going up stairs. You can learn how to preform these and other senior balance exercises  by joining the instruction of a qualified physical therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

    To avoid falling and spinal injuries, 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

Protect your spine by starting balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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