Oxford Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition
Nutrition and fall risk. What’s the link? It makes sense when you think about it. Poor nutrition leads to muscle and weight loss. Satterwhite Chiropractic thoroughly checks our older Oxford chiropractic patients at risk for falls, especially their nutritional status. Satterwhite Chiropractic is concerned about fall prevention!
NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS
Researchers attempted to describe 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 having at least one fall. (1) Verifying BMI and nutritional status is pretty simple to do. Satterwhite Chiropractic does it to safeguard our Oxford chiropractic patients!
Oxford FALL RISK AND MALNUTRITION
Fall risk assessments have often disregarded 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 is truly a domino effect! A recent study revealed that malnutrition was significantly associated with high fall risk according to several prominent fall risk assessment tools (especially the Johns Hopkins fall risk assessment tool). (2) Preventing falls is optimal. Recovering from falls is important.
NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND RECOVERY AFTER FALLS
Low nutritional status in older adults notably in those with a history of falling sets them up for higher risk of inferior recovery from a fall. Nearly a third of community-dwelling adults with a fall history were either currently malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Improving the nutritional status of those who have fallen improved their physical performance. (3) Satterwhite Chiropractic knows nutrition and is prepared to help our at-risk patients improve theirs!
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Schedule a Oxford chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Satterwhite Chiropractic intends to keep our Oxford chiropractic patients safe from falls and malnutrition with reliable chiropractic care!
