100 healthy clapping songs for the elderly

Currently, there is no standardized complete collection of "100 Healthy Clapping Songs for the Elderly" that has been compiled by the government and jointly certified by the Geriatric Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration. The various versions circulating on the market are mostly content adapted and created by community elderly care workers, private health enthusiasts, and grassroots medical institutions based on the needs of different scenarios. The core functions are in the form of "rhythmic clapping + rhyming formulas" and cover three functions: light physical activities, health knowledge popularization, and group emotional soothing.

Last week, a young social worker girl from the street asked me for this collection. She said that she would hold fun activities for the elderly during the Double Ninth Festival and wanted to arrange a group program. I gave her the loose-leaf album that I had saved for three years at our community’s nursing home. The cover could be worn out. Sorry, there are printed popular science versions from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, handwritten versions of hometown tunes compiled by the old man himself, and some simple musical notations for Henan opera and Errenzhuan are crookedly marked in the margins of the pages. There are also 100 small pieces in Couba Couba, which is enough for use.

The version that everyone often sings now actually goes in two directions. One is compiled by professionals from rehabilitation institutions and traditional Chinese medicine schools, which is more scientific. There are reference standards for the strength and rhythm of clapping, and the lyrics are all based on evidence-based health knowledge points, such as "dab." "Lao Gong acupoint in the palm, the qi and blood flow will flow, and the hands will not be cold." "Slowly tap Hegu one, two, three, and you will have less trouble with swollen and painful gums." They are all modified according to the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture points and the key points of care for common chronic diseases in the elderly. They are not made up and are suitable for elderly people with clear health care needs and relatively weak physical foundation to follow the practice. On the other side, community social workers and square dance leaders have saved their own money. How to make it down-to-earth? In addition to health content, daily reminders such as fraud prevention, fire safety, and neighborliness are also included. Last year, our website carried out anti-fraud publicity and included "No money transfer from strangers, just take a photo to remember it" and "Don't take the winning information seriously, take a photo twice to remember it". Grandpas and aunts followed it three times and memorized it all. It was much easier than sending out dozens of leaflets.

In fact, the National Elderly Health Association tried to take the lead in creating a unified standard version of 100 songs before, but it was not promoted for half a year. To put it bluntly, it was difficult to agree with everyone: old people in the south felt that the lyrics of the northern version were too hard and made them convoluted; old people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart disease said that the unified tempo was too fast and they would get out of breath after a while; there are also many old people who are used to matching the small tunes of their hometowns and do not like to sing unified melodies at all. Later, this matter fell into disuse. Instead, various localities created their own small versions, which were highly adaptable and spread faster.

Nowadays, there are different opinions in the industry on "should we collect 100 songs?" Some experts in geriatric medicine believe that there is no need to do so many songs at all. It is enough to choose 10 songs that cover the core health points. If there are too many, the elderly will not be able to remember them, and will not achieve the effect of popularizing science; Most entertainment staff believe that the more the better. Elderly people with different hobbies and different health needs can find something suitable for them. For example, those who like opera can find someone with a dramatic voice, and those with diabetes can find someone who specializes in sugar control. There are even elderly people who are looking after their grandchildren who have compiled a clapping song to teach children to recite ancient poems, killing two birds with one stone.

If you really need to collect 100 songs, you can actually combine them yourself: the public accounts of local civil affairs departments and public traditional Chinese medicine hospitals usually publish officially approved health-related clapping songs. There are thirty or forty songs in total. The contents are all reliable, and there will be no pseudo-scientific content such as "clap your hands to cure cancer"; the community generally will There are twenty or thirty entertainment versions of clap songs with themes such as anti-fraud, safety, and respecting the elderly; the rest can be adapted according to your own needs. Before our site, there was an uncle Li who liked Henan opera, and he compiled 12 songs based on the tunes of Henan opera. Now half of the elderly in the community sing along, and it is much more popular than the official version.

Of course, I have to remind you that clapping songs are essentially a carrier of light entertainment and popular science. Don’t believe in the magical effects of those who clap your hands. Also, don’t clap too hard, as long as your palms are slightly numb but not painful. It is best to control the rhythm within 60 beats per minute, which is about the same as your usual heart rate. If you are an elderly person with coagulation disorders or severe osteoarthritis, it is best to consult a doctor before following the clapping, so as not to hurt your body.

To be honest, there is no need to worry about whether there is a so-called "official complete version of 100 songs". A few days ago, I went to the park in the morning and saw a group of aunties clapping their hands together, singing all the words together. Sometimes it was to control blood pressure, and sometimes it was to prevent fraud. Yes, everyone burst into laughter when they sang the funny part. I asked them what they were singing, and the leader Aunt Zhang said, "It doesn't matter what version. Let's all get together and clap our hands, move, and talk and laugh. It's more effective than any health tips." Isn't that the reason?