Elgin 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. Connected Chiropractic thoroughly assesses our older Elgin chiropractic patients at risk for falls, paying special attention to their nutritional status. Connected Chiropractic is concerned about fall prevention!
NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS
Researchers tried to define the relationship 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) Checking BMI and nutritional status is pretty easy to perform. Connected Chiropractic does it to protect our Elgin chiropractic patients!
Elgin 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 important, 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 associated 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 notably in those who have a history of falling sets them up for higher risk of inferior recovery from a fall. Almost a third of community-dwelling adults with a fall history were either already malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Improving the nutritional status of those who have fallen increased their physical performance. (3) Connected Chiropractic knows nutrition and is ready to assist our at-risk patients enrich theirs!
CONTACT Connected Chiropractic
Schedule a Elgin chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Connected Chiropractic strives to keep our Elgin chiropractic patients safe from falls and malnutrition with solid chiropractic care!
