HEALTH BENEFITS OF ROCKING CHAIRS Rocking is an activity performed while someone is swinging his body with a rocking chair or rocker. Through personal insights, medical research, health articles and other opinions offers insights into the therapeutic benefits of rocking in a rocking chair. Sitting in a rocking chair is relaxing, rejuvenating and calming all at once, and there is science to prove it. There are few health conditions that can benefit from some rocking chair therapy.
1. Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
The repetitive action of rocking has been proven able to release endorphins which help ease anxiety and depression, improve body balance and reduce the requirement for pain. This plays an important role in mid-stage dementia patients, as they are particularly hard to calm, while rocking helps reduce their pain and soothes them. The vestibular system of several patients improved after they took the rocking chair therapy.
2. ADHD and ADD …show more content…
Rocking chairs always been popular to families. Rocking chair posses the fascination to bring people closer and make people feel peace and relaxing. Rocking chair able to turn the atmosphere diffused with the sense or harmony and love.
Therefore, the design of my rocking chair is intended to spread spirit of love among the people who using it, especially among family members. The rocking chair is hope to bring out a message that the young should respect and appreciate the love of the elders. Rocking chair is designs for leisure purpose. It can be put at the front porch or the balcony, so that the children can surround their grandparents and listening to their stories or experiences. It helps to generate close relationship between the family members.
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1. Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
The repetitive action of rocking has been proven able to release endorphins which help ease anxiety and depression, improve body balance and reduce the requirement for pain. This plays an important role in mid-stage dementia patients, as they are particularly hard to calm, while rocking helps reduce their pain and soothes them. The vestibular system of several patients improved after they took the rocking chair therapy.
2. ADHD and ADD …show more content…
Rocking chairs always been popular to families. Rocking chair posses the fascination to bring people closer and make people feel peace and relaxing. Rocking chair able to turn the atmosphere diffused with the sense or harmony and love.
Therefore, the design of my rocking chair is intended to spread spirit of love among the people who using it, especially among family members. The rocking chair is hope to bring out a message that the young should respect and appreciate the love of the elders. Rocking chair is designs for leisure purpose. It can be put at the front porch or the balcony, so that the children can surround their grandparents and listening to their stories or experiences. It helps to generate close relationship between the family members.
DESIGN