Qigong is the centuries-old practice of moving vital energy (Qi) through the channels of the body, known as meridians, to promote vitality and health.
Stephen Rath details current research and Traditional Chinese Medicine theory to show how Qigong practice can support cognitive functioning, as well as emotional and physical wellbeing, in people with dementia.
Qigong for Wellbeing in Dementia and Aging presents a set of accessible Qigong exercises and breathing techniques adapted specifically for older people who may be frail or have limited mobility, which address specific symptoms associated with dementia.
These include exercises for the hands and feet, exercises for releasing emotions through the Five Animal Sounds, seated exercises, and facial exercises.
The exercises, contributed by the Natural Healing Research Foundation from their Senior Exercise Class in Hawaii, are presented with clear explanatory illustrations.
The final part of the book describes the Chinese understanding of nutrition as an essential underpinning of good health into old age, and provides health-giving food and drink recipes for people with dementia based on these principles.
There is also a helpful chapter on practicing Qigong to protect against caregiver burnout.
This will be an invaluable book for care professionals, nurses, activity coordinators, and physical therapists, as well as people with dementia and their families.
Stephen Oualline
Stephen Behling
Get to know these burrito-wrapped friends with the ultimate joke and activity book.
Stephen Booth
Stephen Booth
Stephen King
Soon to be a major motion picture stephen king s terrifying, classic #1 new york times bestseller!
Stephen R. Covey
Stephen King
The complete graphic novel prequel series stephen king's the dark tower: beginnings—now collected in a beautiful hardcover omnibus.
Stephen Rhys Thomas
The book is an exploration of recent advances in neuroscience and their implications for the conduct and management of business.
Stephen Carter
This is the first book to cover one of the most significant jensen cars ever made and one that combined an amazing set of technological advances.
Stephen Mackey
Stephen White-Thomson
Stephen MacKey
Stephen G. Kochan
Stephen G. Kochan
Stephen Burge
Stephen Francis Montagna
Stephen Davis
Stephen M. Garrett
Stephen J. Forman
Stephen A. Anderson
Stephen Hargrave
Stephen Padgett
Stephen Mills
Stephen Graham
Stephen Padgett
Stephen Roach
Stephen Massey
Government agencies tasked with managing environmental site cleanup strive to increase competition and decrease their environmental liabilities.
Stephen Hargrave
Stephen Polasky
Stephen Williams
Stephen Padgett
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Mooney
Stephen Gaukroger
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Amidon
Wright, Stephen
Stephen Mackey
Stephen C. Newman
Stephen Young
The banking & financial services crisis in the usa and uk highlighted a policy deficit which has had reverberations across the global economy, including the growing threat of protectionism.
Stephen Fishman Fishman
Stephen A. Di Benedetto
Stephen Del Percio
In early 2009, the united states green building council (usgbc) released a white paper that claimed green building legal risks are merely 'old wine in new bottles'.
Stephen D. Truscott
Stephen Glascoe
Stephen D. Brown
'fundamentals of digital logic with vhdl design' teaches the basic design techniques for logic circuits.
Stephen Snyder
Stephen Fleming
Stephen Bull
In the 21st century the photographic image is increasingly integral to everyday communications, while, simultaneously, the culture of fame is participated in and understood by almost everyone.
Stephen P. Borgatti
Stephen Burt
Stephen McKay
Each of the jurisdictions within the uk and ireland is refining the operational characteristics of its planning system and while there are some common practices, it is also the case that there are substantive divergences.
Stephen C. Berkwitz
Stephen B. Roberts
Stephen T. Sinatra
Stephen Blandino
Stephen Budiansky
Stephen B. Reid
Sally Magnusson
This book began as an attempt to hold on to my witty, storytelling mother with the one thing i had to hand.
Sarah Falcus
This book examines narratives of dementia in contemporary literary texts, studying what is now a pressing issue with deep political, economic, and social implications for many ageing societies.
Tina Champagne
Geoff Tibballs
Charlotta Plejert
This book brings together international, linguistic research with a focus on interaction in multilingual encounters involving people with dementia in care and healthcare settings.
David Ames
Dementia represents a major public health challenge for the world with over 100 million people likely to be affected by 2050.
David Reid
Sharing a series of ideas and approaches to dementia care with a relationship-centred focus, this book enables practitioners to have hands-on involvement in determining and improving the quality of dementia care.
Fiona Goudie
Kenji Kosaka
Helga Rohra
John R. Hodges
In the past decade there have been enormous advances in our understanding of frontotemporal dementia and related syndromes.
Matthew Snyman
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Staff
Julian C. Hughes
Exploring concepts of ageing, personhood, capacity, liberty, best interests and the nature and ethics of palliative care, this book will help those in the caring professions to understand and engage with the thoughts and arguments underpinning the experience of dementia and dementia care.
Colin R. Martin
Diet and nutrition in dementia and cognitive decline offers researchers and clinicians a single authoritative source which outlines the complex interrelationships between cognitive decline, dementia and the way diet can be modified to improve outcomes.
Pamela Tanner
Hugo de Waal
Dementia is increasingly and widely recognised as a serious health and social challenge, in the developed world as well as in the developing world.
Takuji Shirasawa
William Smith
Michelle Montgomery
Cynthia Steele
David Challis
Supporting people with dementia at home details a groundbreaking study of an intensive care management scheme designed for older people with dementia that are at risk of entry into residential care.
Caroline Bartle
V. Olga B. Emery
Michael Bender
Based on the findings of in-depth research and on the author's long-standing experience of working with people with dementia, this ground-breaking book provides fresh perspectives and ideas for policy and practice.
Norman Sartorius
Part of the world psychiatry association series, evidence and experience in psychiatry, this volume compares research evidence and clinical experience concerning controversial issues in the clinical psychiatry of dementia.
Richard Schulz
This collection provides a comprehensive analysis of intervention approaches to dementia caregiving.