McHenry Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition
Nutrition and fall risk. What’s the connection? It is pretty simple when you think about it. Poor nutrition leads to muscle and weight loss. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic thoroughly checks our older McHenry chiropractic patients at risk for falls, especially their nutritional status. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic 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 adults who reside in community settings. They discovered that malnourished patients and those at risk for malnourishment maintained a 45% higher risk of having at least 1 fall. (1) Verifying BMI and nutritional status is pretty simple to do. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic does it to protect our McHenry chiropractic patients!
McHenry 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 is influential, too. Malnutrition prompts weight loss which prompts muscle weakness which leads to an increase in fall risk. It is truly a ripple effect! A new study documented that malnutrition was significantly associated with high fall risk according to several 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
Low nutritional status in older adults especially those with 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 history of falling were either currently malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Enhancing the nutritional status of those who have fallen enhanced their physical performance. (3) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic knows nutrition and is ready to assist our at-risk patients enrich theirs!
CONTACT OrthoIllinois Chiropractic
Schedule a McHenry chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic strives to keep our McHenry chiropractic patients protected from falls and malnutrition with reliable chiropractic care!
