Fernandina Beach Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition

Nutrition and fall risk. What’s the link? It is pretty simple when you think about it. Poor nutrition sparks muscle and weight loss. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic thoroughly checks our older Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients at risk for falls, paying special attention to their nutritional status. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic cares about fall prevention!

NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS

Researchers tried to describe the association between nutritional status and body mass index (BMI) and fall risk and recurrent fall risk in older people who live in community settings. They found that malnourished patients and those at risk for malnourishment had a 45% higher risk of experiencing at least 1 fall. (1) Verifying BMI and nutritional status is relatively simple to do. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic does it to protect our Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients!

Fernandina Beach 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 plays a role, too. Malnutrition leads to weight loss which prompts muscle weakness which leads to an increase in fall risk. It’s truly a ripple effect! A new study documented that malnutrition was significantly linked with high fall risk according to several 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

Poor nutritional status in older adults especially those who have a history of falling puts them at 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 experienced a fall increased their physical performance. (3) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic understands nutrition and is ready to help our at-risk patients correct theirs!

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Schedule a Fernandina Beach chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic strives to keep our Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients protected from falls and malnutrition with sounds chiropractic care!