Concord, NC Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition
Fall risk and nutrional status. What is the link? It makes sense when you think about it. Poor nutrition leads to muscle and weight loss. Pure Chiropractic carefully assesses our older Concord, NC chiropractic patients at risk for falls, especially their nutritional status. Pure Chiropractic cares about fall prevention!
NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS
Researchers attempted to describe the association between nutritional status and body mass index (BMI) and fall risk and recurrent fall risk in older people who live in community settings. They found that malnourished patients and those at risk for malnourishment maintained a 45% higher risk of experiencing at least 1 fall. (1) Checking BMI and nutritional status is pretty easy to perform. Pure Chiropractic does it to safeguard our Concord, NC chiropractic patients!
Concord, NC FALL RISK AND MALNUTRITION
Fall risk assessments have often ignored nutritional status instead concentrating on issues like balance and fall risk-increasing drugs. Nutritional status is important, too. Malnutrition prompts weight loss which prompts muscle weakness which leads to an increase in fall risk. It’s truly a ripple effect! A recent study revealed that malnutrition was significantly linked with high fall risk according to a few prominent fall risk assessment tools (particularly the Johns Hopkins fall risk assessment tool). (2) Preventing falls is optimal. Recovering from falls is important.
NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND RECOVERY AFTER FALLS
Poor nutritional status in older adults especially those with a history of falling sets them up for higher risk of poorer recovery from a fall. Nearly a third of community-dwelling adults with a history of falling were either currently malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Improving the nutritional status of those who have fallen improved their physical performance. (3) Pure Chiropractic understands nutrition and is prepared to assist our at-risk patients improve theirs!
CONTACT Pure Chiropractic
Schedule a Concord, NC chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Pure Chiropractic intends to keep our Concord, NC chiropractic patients safe from falls and malnutrition with sounds chiropractic care!
