Elderly adults’ bodies may have tension that is frequently brought on by weakened muscles, tight joints, and less physical exercise. A few things that can cause tension in seniors are things like mental stress, and altered posture and gait. All of these things are unfortunately common for seniors. These problems may get worse if you have chronic pain or arthritis. Body tension can be reduced with regular mild exercise, stretching, and stress reduction methods. Keep in mind that if a senior is struggling every single day they may need to talk to a doctor to find other solutions to help tensions. If tension is mild these tips below may work for them.
Understand What Could be Causing the Tension
The first thing seniors need to identify is what they are doing that may be causing tension in their bodies. It could be a chronic illness, it could be poor posture, or it could be a lack of physical activity. Personal care at home can help observe your senior loved one throughout the day and they may be able to see what your senior mom or dad is doing that could cause tension in their bodies. Once personal care at home has seen what a senior is doing they can start helping your senior refrain from poor posture or encourage them to move more and create routines that can help minimize tension in the body. This can help your senior loved one age in place and live a higher quality life.
Keep Moving
One of the worst things a senior can do is to quit moving around. When they are feeling inflamed and dealing with tension it can feel like the worst idea to move and work out. However, by walking every day and moving about their house they can actually reduce inflammation and tension. 30-minutes of light physical activity can help your loved one age gracefully and it is something they should be trying to do every single day and it is something that personal care at home can help with.
Use Heating Pads
Personal care at home will want to help your senior manage pain as naturally as possible. One of the best ways to help tense muscles or a tense body is by using heat. Grab the nearest heated blanket or heating pad to place stiff and tense muscles. This can help with immediate relaxation. If your loved one does not have a heating pad this may be a good time to take a hot bath with some Epsom salt. Personal care at home can help your loved one get in and out of the bath if a senior is comfortable with the help. This is a great way to relax the body after a hard day and it may even help them ease any inflammation.
Take Deep Breaths
Something that not many seniors will think about when it comes to tension is taking deep breaths. Deep breathing can cause immediate relief in the body because it can help activate the relaxation response in the body. Deep breathing can counteract the flight or fight response that naturally happens during high-stress situations.
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