Vancouver Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition

Nutrition and fall risk. What’s the connection? It makes sense when you think about it. Poor nutrition leads to muscle and weight loss. Vancouver Disc Centers thoroughly checks our older Vancouver chiropractic patients at risk for falls, paying special attention to their nutritional status. Vancouver Disc Centers is concerned about fall prevention!

NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS

Researchers tried to define the association 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 maintained a 45% higher risk of experiencing at least 1 fall. (1) Checking BMI and nutritional status is pretty simple to do. Vancouver Disc Centers does it to safeguard our Vancouver chiropractic patients!

Vancouver 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 influential, 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 new study documented 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 especially those who have a history of falling sets them up for higher risk of poorer recovery from a fall. Nearly a third of community-dwelling adults with a fall history were either currently malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Enhancing the nutritional status of those who have fallen enhanced their physical performance. (3) Vancouver Disc Centers knows nutrition and is ready to help our at-risk patients improve theirs!

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Schedule a Vancouver chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Vancouver Disc Centers intends to keep our Vancouver chiropractic patients protected from falls and malnutrition with reliable chiropractic care!