Rocking Chair Therapy

 Rocking Chair Therapy

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Pull up a rocking chair, have a seat and rock your way to feeling good and being healthier. The rocking motion soothes and improves all ages.

For infants being rocked the rhythmic motion also provides stimulation to the vestibular apparatus of the ears, the balance center, promoting the baby’s ability to be alert and attentive as well as helping with the development of balance mechanisms. So crucial is this stimulations that a charity, the Rocking Chair Project, has been created to provide disadvantaged mothers with rocking chairs for to aid development during the crucial early months of an infant’s life.

The comforting motion of a rocking chair helps calm ADHD children. They are able to move as they read, listen and learn which seems to improve concentration and focus. The net result is a calmer child who retains more. Rocking chair use for children in general is growing at schools, child care centers and homes.

Quality of life was improved when individuals with dementia rocked. Anxiety, depression, and pain medication decreased for residents of a dementia facility rocked. Averaging 101 minutes throughout the day, those who rocked the most, benefited the most. 

Fifteen minutes of rocking twice a day helps improve balance and walking abilities for seniors. Rocking also helps a problem common to seniors, vertigo or dizziness.

For more ideas about incorporating more moving and less sitting into your life, see Intermittent Moving, How I lost my pants and mastered weight control, Move More • Sit Less • Master Your Weight. https://amzn.to/33AdwA8