After an injury or illness, seniors usually return home in a weakened state. Rehabilitation exercises can improve your strength and mobility -- and help you get back to your usual routine. You can do some exercises if you're still using a...
Exercise is important for all ages and fitness levels, including the elderly wheelchair-bound population. Geriatric exercises for patients in wheelchairs can help increase flexibility and joint lubrication, strengthen muscles, and stabilize the...
Because of pain, weakness, illness or hospitalization, the majority of people in the elderly population have decreased daily activity. This inactivity can cause decreased circulation, reduced heart strength and endurance, and a compromised ability...
Exercising to improve your balance and gait are important aspects of geriatric care. Improving your ability to walk and move can prevent injuries and falls and increase quality of life. Improving your muscle strength will also have a positive...
If you're elderly and find that you're having difficulty getting out of your chair, there can be many reasons for this problem. A lack of balance can cause you to become fearful of falls, or you may simply not have the strength in your lower body...
Universal geriatric chair exercise can make everyday existence more fulfilling, motivating and happier in a variety of ways. Exercise can improve muscle strength and tone, range of motion, endurance, and balance. Remember to perform exercises...
Regular exercise has proven to effectively help seniors remain independent and fully functional. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, conditions such as diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis, cancer and obesity can be allayed by...
Geriatric exercise is a great way to help an elderly patient maintain a level of flexibility in his joints and to strengthen his extremities and core muscles. However, there comes a time when exercising may do more harm than good. Pre-existing...
The image of the elderly is changing. Retirement age no longer means bridge games and blankets, but a time to stay healthy, strong, and engaged in a full and meaningful life. The key to having this zip and vitality in your later years involves...
Group exercise is an effective way to engage geriatric patients in your activities. Because of the motivation that patient peers can provide, otherwise noncompliant patients are more likely to push themselves. This in turn provides a sense of...
Geriatric neck exercises are basic neck exercises that help keep your neck muscles strong and flexible. Geriatric neck exercises need to start out gradually at low intensity levels. As you increase your strength and flexibility, slowly build up...
Hip exercises for senior citizens are a common method of rehabilitation following hip replacement or resurfacing, as well as maintaining mobility and range of motion for overall general health and wellness. Many seniors may also benefit from hip...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends 2.5 hours of moderate aerobic activity per week for people over the age of 65. Moderate aerobic activity should elevate your heart rate and breathing, but still allow you to carry on a...
Geriatrics is a term that defines care for the elderly. Balance is important for seniors because medical conditions, muscle weakness and poor balance or stability lead to falls, which in turn may cause debilitating fractures. Fractures of the...
Walking greatly contributes to overall health, especially in the senior population. As a low impact exercise, it is a good alternative to jogging or aerobic exercise, which may be intolerable for those with arthritis or muscular pain. Walking...
Staying flexible is essential for the physical activities of daily life, but according to the American College of Sports Medicine, flexibility typically decreases as you age. You may choose to incorporate stretches into your fitness routine, or...
While age is nothing but a number, your body undergoes significant changes throughout the aging process. As you grow older, you gradually lose lean muscle mass, bone density as well as flexibility. Flexibility is a term that describes your body's...
Exercise is always important in life. As you age, it becomes more important to maintaining strength, endurance and independence. If you are unable to exercise by walking or jogging, don't worry. Chair exercises have been developed to help you...
Geriatric rehabilitation includes exercise because it slows down the aging process and reduces the symptoms of chronic diseases. According to Janie Clark, the founder and president of the American Senior Fitness Association, exercises for older...
Range of motion is frequently impaired in the geriatric population. Daily exercises are a simple way to improve your range of motion and maintain functional range of motion over your lifetime. You can do these range-of-motion activities while...
As our bodies age, we lose muscle mass. Two to three sessions of muscle training per week is enough to reverse this progression and keep, or even gain muscle mass. It is never to late to start , so even if you have never done strength training,...
Many older adults do not perform enough physical activity. Some seniors avoid exercise because they do not know how to start or because chronic pain prevents vigorous movement. Incorporate exercise into your routine to maximize health benefits and...
Aerobic exercise has a health-boosting effect, even when you're in your golden years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone perform 30 minutes of aerobic exercise--such as walking, swimming or cycling--most days...
A resistance band is a plastic, stretchy band that adds resistance to your exercises. This band can be a convenient and inexpensive alternative to holding dumbbells for seniors wishing to maintain or build strength. The Centers for Disease Control...
A spinal fusion is a surgical procedure that fuses or welds painful vertebrae together so that they will heal as a single bone. It is typically used to relieve symptoms of medical conditions that affect the elderly such degenerative disk disease...
Retirement goals for the senior citizen of today differ wildly from the objectives of retirees in years past. Today's senior has a desire to not only stay healthy and prevent disease, they are passionate about living an active lifestyle. Exercise...
Staying fit doesn't have to end when you hit retirement age. Being a senior shouldn't mean embracing a sedentary lifestyle. There are many exercises you can perform to ensure your muscles and joints function properly. Keeping your legs strong is a...
Myology is the scientific study of muscles. Kinesiology is the scientific study of human movement. While they are related fields and there is some overlap between them, the two studies lead to different career paths. Myologists study conditions...
Therapists use exercise as a cornerstone of geriatric rehabilitation. Unlike other age groups, geriatric patients may not be able to participate in higher-level activities so simple exercises can have a huge impact. Exercise can affect the range...
