Manchester 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 leads to muscle and weight loss. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries thoroughly assesses our older Manchester chiropractic patients at risk for falls, paying special attention to their nutritional status. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries 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 adults who reside in community settings. They discovered that malnourished patients and those at risk for malnourishment maintained a 45% higher risk of having at least one fall. (1) Checking BMI and nutritional status is pretty easy to do. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries does it to protect our Manchester chiropractic patients!
Manchester FALL RISK AND MALNUTRITION
Fall risk assessments have often ignored nutritional status instead focusing on issues like balance and fall risk-increasing drugs. Nutritional status is important, 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 revealed that malnutrition was significantly linked with high fall risk according to a few 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
Low nutritional status in older adults especially those with a history of falling puts them at risk of poorer recovery from a fall. Almost a third of community-dwelling adults with a history of falling were either currently malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Enhancing the nutritional status of those who have fallen increased their physical performance. (3) Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries understands nutrition and is prepared to help our at-risk patients improve theirs!
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
Schedule a Manchester chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries intends to keep our Manchester chiropractic patients protected from falls and malnutrition with sounds chiropractic care!
