Lupus And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Those With  Lupus

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

   Lupus is a autoimmune disorder which can effect mobility and stability, requiring participation in senior balance exercises. Please see more information at   http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Lupus is an autoimmune disease that effects 1. 5 million Americans. With Lupus, different tissues in the body experience inflammation. The immune system gets affected and cannot differentiate between the healthy tissues and foreign bodies such as viruses, bacteria and germs. It created antibodies that attack the healthy tissues causing pain and inflammation and damage to any part of the body including skin, joints and organs.  Those who are most often diagnosed with Lupus, actually 90%, are women between the ages of 15-44. Symptoms in lupus improve and worsen without any set patterns. Signs to look out for include:

•    Extreme exhaustion
•    Sensitivity to the sun
•    Fever
•    Joint, muscle and chest pain
•    Skin rash on the face or body
•    Sores in the nose, mouth or throat
•    Enlarged lymph nodes
•    Bald patches and hair loss

The joint and muscle pain associated with Lupus can result in a greater sedentary lifestyle. Those who succumb to a less active lifestyle tend to follow a downward spiral of immobility, weakness and imbalance. As a secondary consequence, individuals diagnosed with Lupus may have a higher incidence of falling and injuries from falls. As a result, medical professional treating clients with Lupus often recommend that they rehearse specific senior balance exercises to help boost their overall steadiness and limit the possibility of a fall.

Senior Balance Exercises To Prevent Falls

  To help those with Lupus lead an active and steady life, medical professionals like doctors, nurses and physical therapists suggest that they perform certain senior balance exercises every day to build adequate stability and avoid falls. One equilibrium routine that you can practice in the comfort of your own home involves standing with one foot directly behind the other foot along a line. In this tandem standing routine, you will notice that your feet and ankles are wiggling quite a bit. The movement at your feet and ankles is your natural balance reactions keeping you upright. By rehearsing tandem standing routines for about twenty seconds, three times on each foot, you will establish strong and fast balance reactions that will help you stay steady with all movement activities inside and outside of your home. You can learn how to accurately practice tandem standing and other senior balance exercises by joining in with the demonstration of a knowledgeable Physical Therapist in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

Learn balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD

    For anyone diagnosed with Lupus or for those who struggle with stability issues, 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

Stay steady 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/