Sitka Chiropractic as Part of The Plan To Enjoy A Healthier Old Age
A Japanese community’s motto is "Extend healthy life expectancy by having fun." How does that look? Are our older community members able to have fun? What would enable an older person to have fun? Independence. Mobility. Painfree movement. Sense of purpose. Community involvement. All of these come into play. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers Sitka chiropractic care to keep our community’s older members healthy and ready to have fun!
JAPAN’s AGING
The Japanese society is noteworthy as it looks at the trend toward an older society and what that entails for how the society will run, how medical care will have to change, how services will grow to meet people where they are. Community efforts go a long way to enrich and improve the quality of life for residents. The Japanese city – Anamizu “a town know for the good health and long life” of its 8600 residents as 45.4% of them are over age 65 years – held popular health classes via pharmacies. (1) Kobe City’s pharmacists came together to do health workshops and establish pharmacies as community health centers. They talked about exercise to increase activities of daily living, disease definition, nutrition, health counseling, and bone density measurement. All these efforts were designed to build awareness of how to live a better, healthier life and in return a longer life expectancy. (2) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows well that change can be good.
JAPAN’S CHANGING
Influential changes are the birth and death rates of a country as they affect its structure. In Japan, such trends are followed closely. Its aging population is growing quickly. The over-age 65 years group in 2013 was 25%; in 2025 it’s expected to be 30%, and in 2060 to be 39.9%. The 75-year-old and over group in 2013 was 12.3% and expected to be 26.9% in 2060. This aging group forms what researchers term a “super-aged” society. With aging, different healthcare challenges arise for the people and their healthcare providers and healthcare system. Researchers write that a shift in medical thought from “cure-seeking” to “cure and support seeking” is called for to maximize the patient’s quality of life. A shift from hospital centered care to community centered care is also necessary. Collaboration among healthcare providers especially those who let people remain in their own homes as they age is called for. (3) Collaboration is needed.
CHIROPRACTIC’S ROLE IN CARING FOR THE AGING
Chiropractors collaborate for the good of their patients, particularly Sitka back pain patients. Chiropractors stand out at co-managing conditions with family physicians, physical therapists and massage therapists. They frequently sent older patients to neurologists, family physicians, massage therapists, orthopedists and fellow chiropractors. When it comes to management back pain in older patients, 92% of chiropractors reported that they are sure of their ability to do that. (4) Chiropractic is reportedly protective against 1-year declines in functional and self-rated health issues for Medicare patients with spine pain issues. Additionally, chiropractic patients have higher satisfaction with follow up and understanding of their condition. (5) Further, a consensus group of researchers concluded that chiropractic for older adult patients is appropriate, particularly that spinal manipulation is safe, exercise recommendations are proper, and manipulation and mobilization offer positive effects beyond just pain relief. (6) Having your Sitka chiropractor at your side is invaluable throughout your life and uniquely in your later years!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Kurt Olding on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes a 74-year-old lady who sought to continue being a part of her family’s farm life. Her spinal stenosis hampered her desire, and Dr. Olding’s use of the Cox® Technic System intervened by allowing her to find enough pain relief to keep active in her life with a combination of chiropractic manipulation, rest and exercise.
Schedule your Sitka appointment with Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka. Exercise recommendation, spinal manipulation and clear communication about what is bothering you and your spine are waiting for you. Extending your life expectancy by having fun and being busy with life is possible when you can keep on keeping on with chiropractic’s help!
