Find Your Balance 5 EXERCISES TO IMPROVE BALANCE
These exercises help with balance.
Though we may not always think about it, balance is essential to just about everything we do in our daily routines. From simply getting out of bed, leaning over to tie our shoes, or even walking to the mailbox, we need good balance to keep ourselves steady while performing normal tasks. Know why balance is important. Balance is the ability to control your body’s position, whether stationary or moving. It is a key component of fitness that many people neglect while developing their fitness regimen. Balance training is a great way to help your body recognize where it is and control movements in a given space. When the body knows where its limbs are in space — known as proprioception — it is able to produce smooth, controlled movements with fewer risks of injuries. Reaction time and agility are also improved with balance training. The body learns how to quickly correct itself but not overcompensate and has the ability to quickly change direction effectively and efficiently. Though balance training is important for everyone, it is especially important for those who have problems due to illness, weakness, or dizziness. It allows them to overcome stiffness or unsteadiness and to develop an awareness of body segments and how to align them.
Balance training involves exercises to strengthen the muscles that help keep you upright and improve stability. These types of exercises can be done as often as you like or even every day.
Consider trying the following exercises:
• Standing with your weight on one leg and raising the other leg to the side or behind you. • Putting one heel right in front of the other foot, as if you were walking a tightrope. • Standing up and sitting down from a chair without using your hands. • Walking while alternating knee lifts with each step. • Stretching and gentle movement as part of yoga or tai chi. Balance is essential to living a healthy, functional life. It’s important to incorporate balance training into your fitness regimen. That way you can decrease the risk of injuries and help move freely and confidently.
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After general anesthesia, your doctor will make incisions around the areola, making sure to remove any excess skin and tighten the area. Once the incisions are closed with sutures, you will be sent home to recover! You may experience some mild pain, but it should disappear within a few days. Bruising and swelling are normal in the treatment area, but be sure to limit your activities for about a week. After three weeks, you can return to your normal routine without any restrictions. Breast Augmentation This procedure is used to restore breasts that have been lost due to cancer or physical trauma. It recreates a perky, natural-looking breast and dramatically improves the patient’s quality of life both physically and emotionally.
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You may feel weak and unable to perform daily tasks the first 10 days after the procedure. There will be some swelling and bruising, but it will subside on its own as your progress. You can resume most activities within the first week, with a full return to your normal lifestyle within three weeks. For more information and other options for breast surgeries, check out DrSukkar.com or call us at 281-940-1535 to set up a consultation!
The two distinct reconstruction options we offer are: • Implants: Your doctor will use an expander
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