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Tonawanda 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 most suitable opening question a healthcare person can post to a patient to ascertain fall risk. (1) From there, fall risk issues can be discussed and prevention tips can be shared. Both physical issues of falls as well as nutritional issues play a role. Your Tonawanda chiropractor is responsive to fall risk in our Tonawanda chiropractic patient population. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation considers the influencing physical and nutritional aspects of falls to assist our Tonawanda patients.

THE FALL RISK ISSUE

Not surprising to you or Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation, but the aging population is increasing. By 2029, folks older than 65 will make up 20% of the population, and they will outnumber folks under 18! Those stats alone are amazing. But what about some of the problems that will accompany an aging population. One is fall risk. What adds to the risk of falls? Nutritional status is as it contributes to frailty and sarcopenia (muscle weakness). One approach to reducing the fall risk is to deal with malnutrition. (2) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation knows nutrition and understands Tonawanda fall risk.

WHO CAN DETERMINE FALL RISK?

In 2015, 31% of all U.S. family physician appointments were for folks over 65 years of age. By 2030, there will be 72 million over-65-year-olds. These folks are living longer and having all sorts of chronic issues and worrying about how to manage them in the healthcare system and how to fund the healthcare they need. Sound familiar? Of course, Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation and you all know someone in this set of circumstances now. It is up to the doctors who take care of these patients to assist them in managing their healthcare issues. These doctors must be equipped to identify 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 tell who needs their nutritional status tested to prevent falls? Family physicians are typically first line doctors for this task as they see so many patients. Your Tonawanda chiropractor is also great at this!

WHAT KIND OF NUTRITION HELPS?

A evaluation of published research studies about 16,540 elderly people compared to 16,146 people in control groups revealed that supplementing with calcium plus vitamin D significantly dropped the risk of falls. (3) Bone health is so important! Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is well versed in nutrition and ready to assist our Tonawanda chiropractic patients at risk of falling and/or who discover that they are in a state of malnutrition that puts them at risk of falling. Plus, Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation offers the gentlest of chiropractic manipulation care to keep a spine mobile and healthy as possible with Cox Technic!

CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation

Schedule a Tonawanda chiropractic visit today. An evaluation of your risk of fall can be done as needed. An individualized nutritional plan can be set up to enhance health and lower the risk of falling. The talk between your Tonawanda chiropractor and you at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation will begin with the easiest question: “Have you fallen in the past year?” and go from there.

Calcium and vitamin D supplementation may be suggested to Tonawanda chiropractic patients who are at risk of falling. 
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