Fort Wayne Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition
Nutrition and fall risk. What’s the link? It is pretty simple when you think about it. Poor nutrition leads to muscle and weight loss. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic thoroughly checks our older Fort Wayne chiropractic patients at risk for falls, especially their nutritional status. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic cares about fall prevention!
NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS
Researchers attempted to define the association between nutritional status and body mass index (BMI) and fall risk and recurrent fall risk in older people who reside 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) Verifying BMI and nutritional status is relatively easy to do. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic does it to protect our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients!
Fort Wayne 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 plays a role, too. Malnutrition prompts weight loss which prompts muscle weakness which leads to an increase in fall risk. It is truly a ripple effect! A recent study revealed that malnutrition was significantly linked with high fall risk according to several leading 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
Low nutritional status in older adults notably in those who have a history of falling puts them at risk of inferior recovery from a fall. Almost a third of community-dwelling adults with a fall history were either already malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Enhancing the nutritional status of those who experienced a fall increased their physical performance. (3) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic knows nutrition and is prepared to assist our at-risk patients improve theirs!
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Schedule a Fort Wayne chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic intends to keep our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients safe from falls and malnutrition with sounds chiropractic care!
