01:377:304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, Quadriceps Femoris Muscle, Rheumatoid Arthritis
19 Apr 2016
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Nearly 50% of people over the age of 65 have gait problems. *the components of the balance system include the visual system(eyes and head), the vestibular system(the inner ear) and the somatosensory system (the skin, muscles, joints and nerves). Benefits: improves posture, reduces the risk of falling. Frequency should be 3 or more days a week. The exercises should increase in difficulty, starting holding onto sturdy objects then progressively able to do the exercise without holding on. Balance workouts should be conducted after warming up but before they are fatigued. Romberg test: basically if two of the following systems are working a person should be able to demonstrate a fair degree of balance . (proprioception, vestibular input, and vision). You could ask someone to cover their eyes to take away vision. Tandem walk-dynamic control of balance: the subject will walk on the line, heel-toe until asked to stop.
