Treating Pain And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Folks With Pain

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

   As many older adults know, there are many, many ways to treat pain including participating in a stretching program that starts first with senior balance exercises. Please see more information at  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now In the physical therapy world, we like to say "Motion is Lotion." The idea behind that slogan is that by keeping moving you will help minimize pain. Motion of the joints helps to move synovial fluid into the cartilage and through the joints, which helps to lubricate the joints and bathe the cartilage. As a result, movement helps to decrease pain and increase mobility. Further more, treating pain can come in many shapes and sizes. Treating, or managing, chronic pain is important. The good news is that there are ways to care for pain. Some treatments involve medications, and some do not. Some treatments involve modalities such as heat, ice or massage. Your doctor or physical therapist may make a treatment plan that is specific for your needs. Most treatment plans do not just focus on reducing pain. Many treatment palns also include ways to support daily function, such as cooking, cleaning, getting up from a chair, going up and down stairs or getting in and out of a car, while living with pain. Pain doesn’t always go away overnight. Talk with your healthcare professional about how long it may take before you feel better. Often, you have to be consistent and to stick with a treatment plan before you get relief. It’s important to stay on a schedule. Sometimes this is called “staying ahead” or “keeping on top” of your pain. The idea is to not allow the pain to reach your threshold of discomfort and loss of function. In time, as your pain lessens, you can likely become more active and independent and will see your mood lift and sleep improve. One of the first ways to be able to participate in a stretching or exercise program that helps with pain is to first begin practicing senior balance exercises to improve your overall steadiness.

Senior Balance Exercises To Help Pain

     One step towards staying mobile and independent during activities of daily living, even with chronic pain, is to practice  certain stretches, strengthening exercises and  senior balance exercises every day. For those older adults who suffer with pain, to combat the downward spiral of immobility, weakness and imbalance that can lead to greater pain and loss of independence the first step is to initiate a gentle fitness, stretching and strengthening program that begins with equilibrium routines to develop a strong foundation of stability. The first step, however, is to be safe by starting with steadiness exercises. One such steadiness routine is to stand on one foot for about twenty seconds, three times in a row, allowing your ankles to wiggle and build strong and fast balance reactions. to be specific,  You can perform this routine  standing on one foot for twenty seconds, three times on each foot, three times a day. You can learn this senior balance exercises and others in the Exercise For Balance DVD.

Senior Balance Exercises In The Exercise For Balance DVD

Learn how to perform balance exercises with the Exercise For Balance DVD

    For all older individuals, especially those with pain, are encouraged to 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

Don't wait. Start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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