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Balance Therapy Articles

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Thursday, January 06, 2005
US Fall Prevention Programs for Seniors

Thursday, January 06, 2005
Twenty-Nine Tips on Safe Exercise for Elderly People

Thursday, January 06, 2005
Preventing Falls In Elderly Patients

Thursday, January 06, 2005
Sample Balance Improvement Exercises

Thursday, January 06, 2005
Sample Prescription for Balance Therapy

Saturday, November 13, 2004
Preventing Painful Falls In Older Aged Persons
Continued balance requires a unique integration of inputs from specialized cranial nerves (peripheral vestibular system), brainstem and peripheral nervous system all simultaneously feeding sensory messages into the brain. Balance also requires that the brain, brainstem, cranial nerves, peripheral nervous system and spinal cord are continually working (via efferent systems) to maintain posture in a non-constant, external environment. It is the purpose of this study to ascertain functionally, the latest therapeutic evaluative procedures and their effectiveness, in the quest to reduce the number of painful falls in persons over 60.