BALANCE STRATEGIES. THE OLDER ADULT

There are 4 significant factors to consider when teaching (not exclusively) the Older Adult.
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1. Foot desensitization.
2. Lower limb firing sequence dysfunction.
3. Fear of falling.
4. Bone density issues.
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With age, the sole of th...

❤❤IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO FIX WHAT IS WRONG. BUT IT ALMOST ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO EASE THE DISCOMFORT BEING CAUSED BY WHAT IS WRONG. ❤❤

This began as an article about the essence of tutors aims for the first day of Teacher Training, and has transmogrified into an ethical quandary!

But it is all good!

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Here is a very simple exercise to practice stabilising your torso to elicit greater freedom on the hips.

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A broken collarbone was one of the best things ever  to happened to me.

Am I odd?

When I was a kid having a plaster-of-paris cast ,on a broken bone, was a symbol of courage; a badge of honour; and something to be deeply envious of.  I so wanted my friends writing on my...