Foot Disorders And Senior Balance Exercises

Senior Balance Exercises For Foot Discomfort

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

   Many older adults complain about pain in their feet, which can lead to imbalance and a need to practice senior balance exercises to reduce the risk of falling. Please see more information at  http://www.exerciseforbalance.com/buy-now Over the years, we all expect a lot from our feet. Our feet get us to all the places we need to go. Meanwhile, our feet provide the anchor and balance crucial to safe physical activity. Our ability to stay active often depends on keeping our feet healthy. As we age, foot problems can become common. For aging individuals, from aches and pain to bunions and corns, our feet are prone to many conditions that can cause discomfort and impact mobility. This shouldn’t be surprising when you consider that the distance people walk in a lifetime would take them around the globe nearly six times. Yet, our feet are often neglected and foot pain is frequently written off as an insignificant risk to health.  With the belief that foot ailments are not adequately considered as a possible root cause of disability that limits the activity of many older adults, Dr. Marian Hannan, D.Sc., M.P.H.Co-Director of Musculoskeletal Research Center and Senior Scientist, and her team in the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, have focused on the significance of foot pain and its impact on senior health and quality of life. She is currently conducting research on risk factors for foot disorders, arthritis, hip fracture and osteoporosis. She is particularly interested in the effect of biomechanics upon physical function and the influence of body composition and nutrition upon bone health. As we learn more from her research, it becomes even clearer that seniors should understand that foot problems often require medical attention and should not be ignored as an inevitable part of aging. In fact, medical providers not only recommend treatments for foot pain but they also suggest that older adults perform senior balance exercises in order to develop adequate stability skills to minimize the likelihood of falling and being injured.

Senior Balance Exercises For Foot Pain

   For those older adults who can relate to having foot pain, one suggestion to minimize the secondary effects of imbalance and fall risk is to rehearse senior balance exercises on a daily basis. To help improve steadiness and combat the imbalance that occurs with foot pain, you can perform certain equilibrium routines.  as an example, you can practice standing with your feet in a shoulder width position with your body weight centered in the middle of your feet. In this alignment, practice shifting your body weight forwards and backwards. By doing this stability routine, you will develop adequate leg muscle strength and strong balance reactions to help pull your body weight back over your feet if you start leaning too far forwards. You can learn how to perform weight shifting techniques and other senior balance exercises by following the instructions 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

    Older adults who have foot pain should 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

With foot pain, start balance exercises today with the Exercise For Balance DVD to improve balance and prevent falls.
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