Manahawkin Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition

Fall risk and nutrional status. What is the connection? It’s pretty simple when you think about it. Poor nutrition sparks muscle and weight loss. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center carefully checks our older Manahawkin chiropractic patients at risk for falls, especially their nutritional status. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is concerned about fall prevention!

NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS

Researchers tried to define the relationship between nutritional status and body mass index (BMI) and fall risk and recurrent fall risk in older people who live in community settings. They discovered that malnourished patients and those at risk for malnourishment maintained a 45% higher risk of experiencing at least 1 fall. (1) Confirming BMI and nutritional status is relatively simple to do. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center does it to safeguard our Manahawkin chiropractic patients!

Manahawkin FALL RISK AND MALNUTRITION

Fall risk assessments have often disregarded nutritional status instead concentrating on issues like balance and fall risk-increasing drugs. Nutritional status is influential, too. Malnutrition leads to weight loss which leads to 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 (especially 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 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 already malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Enhancing the nutritional status of those who experienced a fall enhanced their physical performance. (3) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center understands nutrition and is prepared to help our at-risk patients improve theirs!

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Schedule a Manahawkin chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center strives to keep our Manahawkin chiropractic patients protected from falls and malnutrition with solid chiropractic care!