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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Exercise for Better Bones is the most comprehensive and current exercise program for people with osteoporosis, osteopenia and low bone density. Written by Physical Therapist Margaret Martin, Exercise for Better Bones has been used by thousands of individuals around the world to improve their bone health and reduce their risk of a fall and fracture. Exercise for Better Bones is designed for any individual with osteoporosis and in need of a safe and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book explores the anatomy and movement of the spine and offers exercises that stabilize, mobilize, and reduce back pain. Low-back pain, disc bulge and herniation, spondylolisthesis, stenosis, and spinal fusions are discussed along with guidelines for safety and self-assessment. Throughout the book, unique clay models of the spine reveal each layer of the spinal anatomy, from the spinal vertebrae and discs to the muscle and tissue"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
What if your pain and lack of mobility aren't due to your age, but your habits? The instructions in this book are the experiences of four women over seventy-five who have used these principles and exercises for years to regain strength and mobility. Bowman shows how anyone over fifty can improve their whole-body mobility-- and move and feel better-- without special equipment. -- condensed from back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Reset Your Body and Feel Young Again! - The Perfect Core Strength Exercises for Seniors Who Want to Make Daily Tasks Easier
Do you find it hard to accomplish simple daily tasks? Are you looking for an easy way to strengthen your muscles without going to the gym? Are you ready to change your life for the better?
If so, then this is the book for you!
Oftentimes, we forget about the importance of having a strong core. Your muscles gradually lose mass...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Radical in its simplicity, Dr. Eric Goodman's visionary approach to mindful movement corrects the complacent adaptations that lead to back and joint pain, and teaches us to harness the body's natural movement patterns into daily activities to make us fit, healthy, and pain free. Our sedentary lifestyle has led to an epidemic of chronic pain. By adapting to posture and movement that have us out of balance--including sitting all day at a keyboard,...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Exercise will not stop the progression of Parkinson's disease, but it will improve balance and can prevent joint stiffening, In this program you will be shown safe and effective ways to exercise your body through the use of strengthening exercises. This program also comes complete with an exercise band to help improve muscle tone and strength.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Modern medicine's typical response to back pain is often surgery or strong painkillers, yet this conventional medicine is unable to eradicate the pain completely. Not only that, but the countless, often contradictory training and therapy approaches and empty healing promises of alternative medicine often lead a person afflicted with back pain on an almost endless journey of confusion and despair. These people need search no longer. This book will...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Tai Chi movements, gentle balance, and enhancing motions can assist the Parkinson patient by helping to reduce the gradual loss of balance that accompanies this disease. This video takes you through an exciting workout, using all parts of the body to help your patients learn skills that they can utilize in normal daily activities.
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"A sense of fatigue dogs the fitness world. Many of the new programs that are tagged as groundbreaking are actually recycled ideas. Foundation offers something completely different for novices and athletes alike: a simple program with powerful and proven results that will remedy bad posture, alleviate back pain, and help readers break through fitness challenges and plateaus. Dr. Eric Goodman, a brilliant and dynamic young chiropractor, teams up with...
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Faced with an incurable and debilitating illness, Parkinson's patients must relearn how to sit-up, speak clearly, maintain balance while walking, and move from a sitting to standing position. This program is unique in that it covers a wide range of techniques, which are specifically geared to and have been approved for, Parkinson's disease. Each exercise is explained in detail and utilizes safe body mechanics. Exercises are modified for those with...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Brooklyn Borough President and mayoral candidate Eric Adams is on a mission to tackle one of the most stubborn health problems in the country: chronic disease in the African American community. African Americans are heavier and sicker than any other group in the U.S., with nearly half of all black adults suffering from some form of cardiovascular disease. After Adams woke up with severe vision loss one day in 2016, he learned that he was one of the...
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