Manahawkin Chiropractic Patients At Risk of Falling May Find Help from Calcium plus Vitamin D Supplementation
“Have you fallen in the last year?”
That is the most suitable opening question a doctor can post to a patient to ascertain fall risk. (1) From there, fall risk issues can be discussed and prevention suggestions can be shared. Both physical issues of falls as well as nutritional issues are important. Your Manahawkin chiropractor is sensitive to fall risk in our Manahawkin chiropractic patient group. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center looks at the influencing physical and nutritional aspects of falls to assist our Manahawkin patients.
THE FALL RISK ISSUE
Not a surprise to you or Manahawkin Chiropractic Center, but the aging population is rising. By 2029, folks older than 65 will make up 20% of the population, and they will be more numerous than folks younger than 18! Those numbers alone are astounding. But think about some of the issues that will accompany an aging population. One is fall risk. What adds to the risk of falls? Nutritional status is as it contributes to frailty and sarcopenia (muscle weakness). One approach to lowering the fall risk is to address malnutrition. (2) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center knows nutrition and understands Manahawkin fall risk.
WHO CAN DETERMINE FALL RISK?
In 2015, 31% of all U.S. family physician visits were for people over 65 years of age. By 2030, there will be 72 million over-65-year-olds. These people are living longer and having all sorts of chronic issues and worrying about how to handle them in the healthcare system and how to pay for the healthcare they need. Sound familiar? Of course, Manahawkin Chiropractic Center and you all know someone in this situation now. It’s up to the doctors who see these patients to assist them in managing their healthcare issues. These doctors must be educated to figure out what issues these patients are at risk of experiencing. Falls are one of the big issues challenging older adults. (1) Nutritional status must be addressed to prevent falls, but how can a doctor identify who needs their nutritional status tested to prevent falls? Family physicians are often first line doctors for this job as they see so many patients. Your Manahawkin chiropractor is also great at this!
WHAT KIND OF NUTRITION HELPS?
A review of published research studies involving 16,540 elderly people compared to 16,146 people in control groups revealed that supplementing with calcium plus vitamin D significantly lowered the risk of falls. (3) Bone health is so important! Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is well versed in nutrition and prepared to help our Manahawkin chiropractic patients at risk of falling and/or who discover that they are in a state of malnutrition that puts them at risk of falling. Plus, Manahawkin Chiropractic Center offers the gentlest of chiropractic manipulation care to maintain a spine mobile and healthy as possible with Cox Technic!
CONTACT Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
Schedule a Manahawkin chiropractic visit today. An assessment of your risk of fall can be done as necessary. An individualized nutritional plan can be made to enhance health and reduce the risk of falling. The discussion between your Manahawkin chiropractor and you at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center will begin with the easiest question: “Have you fallen in the past year?” and go from there.
