Sitka 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 sparks muscle and weight loss. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka thoroughly assesses our older Sitka chiropractic patients at risk for falls, especially their nutritional status. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka cares about fall prevention!
NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS
Researchers tried to describe the relationship between nutritional status and body mass index (BMI) and fall risk and recurrent fall risk in older adults who live in community settings. They found that malnourished patients and those at risk for malnourishment had a 45% higher risk of experiencing at least one fall. (1) Checking BMI and nutritional status is relatively simple to do. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka does it to protect our Sitka chiropractic patients!
Sitka 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 prompts weight loss which leads to muscle weakness which leads to an increase in fall risk. It is truly a ripple effect! A recent study reported 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 who have a history of falling puts them at risk of inferior recovery from a fall. Almost a third of community-dwelling adults with a fall history were either currently malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Enhancing the nutritional status of those who experienced a fall increased their physical performance. (3) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka knows nutrition and is prepared to help our at-risk patients enrich theirs!
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Schedule a Sitka chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka strives to keep our Sitka chiropractic patients protected from falls and malnutrition with reliable chiropractic care!
