Fernandina Beach 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 best conversation starting question a doctor can post to a patient to establish fall risk. (1) From there, fall risk issues can be talked about and prevention suggestions can be shared. Both physical issues of falls as well as nutritional issues play a role. Your Fernandina Beach chiropractor is responsive to fall risk in our Fernandina Beach chiropractic patient population. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic looks at the influencing physical and nutritional aspects of falls to assist our Fernandina Beach patients.
THE FALL RISK ISSUE
Not a surprise to you or Amelia Chiropractic Clinic, but the aging population is increasing. By 2029, folks older than 65 will make up 20% of the population, and they will outnumber folks younger than 18! Those stats alone are astounding. But what about some of the issues that will come with this aging group of people. One is fall risk. What contributes to the risk of falls? Nutritional status is as it impacts frailty and sarcopenia (muscle weakness). One way to lowering the risk of falls is to deal with malnutrition. (2) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic knows nutrition and understands Fernandina Beach fall risk.
WHO CAN DETERMINE FALL RISK?
In 2015, 31% of all U.S. family physician visits 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 types of chronic issues and worrying about how to handle them in the healthcare system and how to fund the healthcare they require. Sound familiar? Of course, Amelia Chiropractic Clinic and you all know someone in this set of circumstances 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 figure out what issues these patients are at risk of experiencing. Falls are one of the big issues challenging older adults. (1) Nutritional status must be addressed to prevent falls, but how can a doctor figure out 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 Fernandina Beach chiropractor is also great at this!
WHAT KIND OF NUTRITION HELPS?
A evaluation of published research studies concerning 16,540 elderly people compared to 16,146 people in control groups discovered that supplementing with calcium plus vitamin D significantly dropped the risk of falls. (3) Bone health is so important! Amelia Chiropractic Clinic is well versed in nutrition and ready to assist our Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients at risk of falling and/or who find themselves in a state of malnutrition that puts them at risk of falling. Plus, Amelia Chiropractic Clinic offers the gentlest of chiropractic manipulation care to maintain a spine mobile and healthy as possible with Cox Technic!
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
Schedule a Fernandina Beach chiropractic visit now. An evaluation of your risk of fall can be done as necessary. An individualized nutritional plan can be set up to enhance health and lower the risk of falling. The talk between your Fernandina Beach chiropractor and you at Amelia Chiropractic Clinic will begin with the simple question: “Have you fallen in the past year?” and go from there.
