Plainville Chiropractic Patients At Risk of Falling May Find Help from Calcium plus Vitamin D Supplementation
“Have you fallen in the last year?”
That’s the most suitable opening question a doctor can post to a patient to ascertain fall risk. (1) From there, fall risk issues can be discussed and prevention tips can be communicated. Both physical issues of falls as well as nutritional issues play a role. Your Plainville chiropractor is aware of fall risk in our Plainville chiropractic patient population. Layden Chiropractic considers the influencing physical and nutritional aspects of falls to assist our Plainville patients.
THE FALL RISK ISSUE
Not surprising to you or Layden Chiropractic, but the aging population is increasing. By 2029, folks older than 65 will make up 20% of the population, and they will be more numerous than folks under 18! Those stats alone are amazing. But think about some of the problems that will come with this aging population. One is fall risk. What adds to the risk of falls? Nutritional status is as it impacts frailty and sarcopenia (muscle weakness). One way to lowering the fall risk is to address malnutrition. (2) Layden Chiropractic knows nutrition and understands Plainville fall risk.
WHO CAN DETERMINE FALL RISK?
In 2015, 31% of all U.S. family physician appointments were for folks over 65 years of age. By 2030, there will be 72 million over-65-year-olds. These adults are living longer and experiencing all sorts of chronic issues and worrying about how to handle them in the healthcare system and how to fund the healthcare they need. Sound familiar? Of course, Layden Chiropractic and you all know someone in this situation today. It is up to the doctors who take care of these patients to assist them in managing their healthcare issues. These doctors must be educated to identify what issues these patients are at risk of experiencing. Falls are one of the big issues facing older adults. (1) Nutritional status must be addressed to prevent falls, but how can a doctor tell who needs their nutritional status tested to prevent falls? Family physicians are often first line doctors for this task as they see so many patients. Your Plainville chiropractor is also great at this!
WHAT KIND OF NUTRITION HELPS?
A review of published research studies about 16,540 elderly people compared to 16,146 people in control groups revealed that supplementing with calcium plus vitamin D significantly reduced the risk of falls. (3) Bone health is so important! Layden Chiropractic is well versed in nutrition and ready to help our Plainville chiropractic patients at risk of falling and/or who find themselves in a state of malnutrition that puts them at risk of falling. Plus, Layden Chiropractic offers the gentlest of chiropractic manipulation care to maintain a spine mobile and healthy as possible with Cox Technic!
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Schedule a Plainville chiropractic visit now. An assessment of your risk of fall can be done as necessary. An individualized nutritional plan can be set up to improve health and reduce the risk of falling. The discussion between your Plainville chiropractor and you at Layden Chiropractic will begin with the easiest question: “Have you fallen in the past year?” and build from there.
