Vancouver Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition
Nutrition and fall risk. What’s the connection? It makes sense when you think about it. Poor nutrition leads to muscle and weight loss. Vancouver Disc Centers thoroughly checks our older Vancouver chiropractic patients at risk for falls, especially their nutritional status. Vancouver Disc Centers cares about fall prevention!
NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS
Researchers tried to describe the association between nutritional status and body mass index (BMI) and fall risk and recurrent fall risk in older adults 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) Checking BMI and nutritional status is relatively simple to perform. Vancouver Disc Centers does it to safeguard our Vancouver chiropractic patients!
Vancouver FALL RISK AND MALNUTRITION
Fall risk assessments have often disregarded nutritional status instead focusing 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’s truly a ripple effect! A recent study reported that malnutrition was significantly associated with high fall risk according to several 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 notably in those who have a history of falling puts them at risk of poorer recovery from a fall. Almost a third of community-dwelling adults with a fall history were either already malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Improving the nutritional status of those who experienced a fall enhanced their physical performance. (3) Vancouver Disc Centers knows nutrition and is ready to assist our at-risk patients improve theirs!
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Schedule a Vancouver chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Vancouver Disc Centers intends to keep our Vancouver chiropractic patients safe from falls and malnutrition with sounds chiropractic care!
