It is important to perform a daily stretching and strengthening program to maintain the elasticity and power of your musculoskeletal system.  As we age we need to make more of an effort to stimulate the soft tissue cells of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, etc.  

As you review this web site, you will see several basic stretches of the lower and upper extremities.  The stretch out strap is a great product for comprehensive stretching of all the major muscle groups of the body.  The stretch out strap allows you to add more overpressure in a safe manner throughout your body.

Anyone who needs to start on a lower body, trunk and upper body strengthening program will benefit from several of the products that we provide for resistance training.  The lower and upper body kits from Thera-Band™ come with all the equipment and education materials to get started on your resistance training.  It is quick, simple and very portable.  It is also important to perform the core trunk strengthening to the back, rib cage and abdominals.  See some recommended Thera-Band™ Upper Body Exercises.

A therapeutic exercise ball comes with the ball and the exercise chart to describe how to strengthen your trunk.  Many of our clients use the ball as a chair while working at desk or computer.  It makes you work to move your trunk while improving strength and balance while working.  In addition to improving your trunk strength while sitting on the ball, it is a fun way to sit instead of statically slouching the joints in your body in a traditional chair.

Warm-Up Exercises/Hand Exercises

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