Heel Toe Walk
This exercise helps maintain balance while moving, like stepping to the side or over things.
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Home Instead Senior CareThis exercise helps maintain balance while moving, like stepping to the side or over things.
Research conducted by Home Instead, Inc. indicates that the problem of preventable hospitalization of seniors is viewed as very to extremely serious by three-fourths (74.6%) of the North American nurses surveyed who specialize in senior care.
Flexible walking patterns are important for older adults, and this exercise helps maintain strength while they walk.
Reducing the risk of falls and accidents is one important way to help minimize the risk of senior hospitalization.
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Learn about a series of exercises to help prevent and assess a senior's risk for falls and help them build strength to improve their balance.
Use chair stands to help assess an older adult's lower body strength.
This assessment is a measure of an older adult's balance, agility and walking speed.
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