Rocking Chair Therapy For Dementia Patients

Alzheimer s dementia rocking chair therapy the latest study management of acute distress with rocking chair therapy funded by the new york state department of health evaluated a method for improving the psychological well being of nursing home residents with severely progressed dementia.

Rocking chair therapy for dementia patients.

Watson phd rn thelma j. Rocking chair therapy for dementia patients. Its effect on psychosocial well being and balance nancy m. Wells phd rn faan and christopher cox phd american journal of alzheimer s disease 1998 13.

Usual noi rocking chairs and then six weeks of the opposite i ierapy e g if they were in the non rockmode initially tiy would be in the rocking mode during the. Rocking chair therapy in elderly with dementia. Rocking chair therapy for dementia patients. American journal of alzheimer s disease 13 6 296 308.

Its effect on psychosocial well being and balance. The study suggests rocking causes a release of endorphins that elevates the mood of dementia patients in addition to relieving pain. Rocking chair therapy has been used for easing lower back pain constipation abdominal pain from c sections and bowel dysfunction following surgery. The audio is triggered by the rocking motion of the chair so the sitter doesn t have to learn or remember an interaction.

Designed for older people living with the advanced stages of dementia the rocking chair plays sounds from the natural world nature themed poetry and music through speakers embedded in the headrest. She says rocking chair therapy could become an important treatment tool for the approximately 1 6 million people in u s. Its effects on agitation rocking the safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. American journal of alzheimer s disease 13 6 296 308.

A study by the university of texas md anderson. Nursing homes more than half of whom suffer from some form of dementia.