Plainville Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition
Nutrition and fall risk. What’s the connection? It’s pretty simple when you think about it. Poor nutrition sparks muscle and weight loss. Layden Chiropractic thoroughly assesses our older Plainville chiropractic patients at risk for falls, especially their nutritional status. Layden Chiropractic cares about fall prevention!
NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS
Researchers attempted to describe the association between nutritional status and body mass index (BMI) and fall risk and recurrent fall risk in older people who reside 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) Confirming BMI and nutritional status is pretty simple to perform. Layden Chiropractic does it to safeguard our Plainville chiropractic patients!
Plainville 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 prompts weight loss which prompts muscle weakness which leads to an increase in fall risk. It’s truly a ripple effect! A new study revealed that malnutrition was significantly linked with high fall risk according to a few leading 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 especially those who have a history of falling puts them at risk of poorer recovery from a fall. Nearly a third of community-dwelling adults with a fall history were either already malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Enhancing the nutritional status of those who have fallen improved their physical performance. (3) Layden Chiropractic understands nutrition and is ready to help our at-risk patients correct theirs!
CONTACT Layden Chiropractic
Schedule a Plainville chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Layden Chiropractic intends to keep our Plainville chiropractic patients protected from falls and malnutrition with sounds chiropractic care!
