Using Touch to Heal Older Adults
A variety of physical problems seem to signify older adulthood, and often the solution is to medicate seniors for them, resulting in a serious drug cocktail. There is a better way sometimes, and that’s trying a more natural approach of therapeutic touch and massage. Of course, this approach is best administered by a professional in order to bring the ultimate benefits which include the following:
1. It can improve the mobility of seniors who otherwise find it too challenging or painful
2. Can help seniors to relax, addressing stress and sleep issues like insomnia that are also prevalent in seniors, effecting their overall health and well-being
3. Increases circulation in the limbs and joints, improving lubrication which can help to prevent the progression of diseases like arthritis
4. Flexibility, coordination, strength and posture are all improved when massage is applied to seniors
5. Wounds heal faster with the power of touch
6. Respiration and digestion are both stimulated with overall helps to improve the health of seniors
7. Respiration can be improved with touch and massage, and energy levels are boosted
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Home Instead Senior Care in Rhode Island provides non medical home care services for seniors and the elderly who choose to live at home instead. Please call us for more information on our in-home care services at 401-667-2923.
