Fractures are enemies of Vancouver women and men.
They bring about pain and long recoveries. Vancouver
postmenopausal women tend to be at greater
risk of fractures, especially those who have
vitamin deficiencies. Vancouver vitamin deficiencies are pretty
easily tested for and addressed with Vancouver Disc Centers's help should testing reveal such deficiencies. Vancouver Disc Centers guides
Vancouver chiropractic patients who want to check their
vitamin status with nutrition and address any deficiencies in order to reduce
fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the better? Not necessarily
when it comes to several vitamin deficiencies! A recent
study reported that the cumulative effect of vitamin deficiencies
increased the risk of incident fractures in
postmenopausal women. Vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin B levels were taken
in women over 50 years old and tracked for 6.3 years
(plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women had fractures
during that time period. The number of deficiencies
(0/no deficiencies to 3/deficient in D, K and B) was significantly associated with fracture risk. (1) In light of this report, Vancouver Disc Centers notes that it’s important to check for vitamin deficiencies
and address them.
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND PREVENT
Vancouver FRACTURES
Vancouver Disc Centers notes that the risk of fragility
fractures is more than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal
women. 33% are at risk. Fortunately, Vancouver
fracture risk may well be controlled by healthy
lifestyle modifications like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing
exercise, limited alcohol intake and not smoking. Vitamin
supplementation including at least 1000 mg/day of calcium,
800 IU/day of vitamin D, and 1 gram/kilogram of body weight of protein in women
over 50 is suggested. (2) Vitamin D plus calcium supplementation
lessens the risk of total fractures by 15% and hip fractures by
30%, specifically. (3) Oral vitamin K supplementation (phytonadione and menaquinone-4)
reduced bone loss. Menaquinone-4 showed
the strongest effect on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while
supplementing with vitamin B alone didn’t
demonstrate a significant impact on osteoporotic fracture
incidence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did show
a modest effect. (5) Patients with very high plasma homocysteine
levels and vascular disease appeared to benefit more from vitamin
B supplementation (folate, B6, and B12) to prevent osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin
B effectively changes HCy levels thought
to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Vancouver Disc Centers examines
all types of factors when directing patients in
nutritional supplementation.
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Schedule a Vancouver chiropractic visit with
Vancouver Disc Centers to address any vitamin deficiencies and decrease
your Vancouver fracture risk!