Demystifying Wellness
Demystifying Wellness
Laura Merkel
Episode 3 - The Importance of Balance as You Age
26 minutes Posted Jan 19, 2021 at 2:00 pm.
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In this episode, Jared and Laura talk about physical balance. They discuss the body systems responsible for maintaining balance, how those systems are impacted by age, why we would want to make balance a priority not just in aging populations, but everyone, and some of the ways you can do so. 


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Resource Links:

  • https://physio-pedia.com/Balance?utm_source=physiopedia&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=ongoing_internal
  • Susan B O sullivan, Leslie G Portnry. Physical Rehabilitation :Sixth Edition. Philadelphia: FA Davis. 2014.
  • Peterka RJ. Sensorimotor integration in human postural control. J Neurophysiol 88: 1097–1118, 2002.
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597289/
  • https://asbmr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.12.2231
  • https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/17453674.2013.878831
  • https://geriatrictoolkit.missouri.edu/srff/deBrito-Floor-Rise-Mortality-2012..pdf

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