At Risk of Falling? Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre Suggests Calcium plus Vitamin D
Falling hurts at any age. Falling for older Toronto folks may be much worse. Broken hips, broken wrists, vertebral fractures may result. Independence may slip away while healing. Toronto fall prevention is so important, and Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre recommends that all Toronto chiropractic patients and their families be aware of fall prevention strategies as well as a new nutritional approach to preventing falls.
Classic fall prevention plans succeed for most Toronto chiropractic families. Cleaning up clutter, wearing shoes, repairing tripping hazards, taping down rugs or removing them, installing grab bars in the bathroom, and even living in a home that is all on one level with no steps are all fall preventative ways to keep safe. Taking care of any health issues like dizziness or joint pain or shortness of breath or balance is crucial as those may also instigate a fall, too. 52.6% of patients with mild cognitive impairment and 51.4% Alzheimer’s disease patients tend to fall. It is valuable for these patients to carefully sit and not hurry. (1) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre can help evaluate health risks like these and others to help our Toronto chiropractic patients stay on their feet! Physical activity and exercise are fundamental to maintain your strength. As our Toronto chiropractic patients age, more gentle exercises are suggested like walking, water classes, tai chi, yoga, and/or Pilates. Together, Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre and our Toronto chiropractic care patients discover something that works!
Like including some nutrition: A current fall prevention idea is to include calcium and vitamin D together daily. A review of 26 articles involving over 16,500 patients revealed that combined vitamin D plus calcium supplementation significantly decreases the fall risk. Vitamin D2 or D3 alone did not have such an effect. It is the combination that does it! (2) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre finds this to be quite helpful when talking with our Toronto patients about their nutrition, especially with those who are more likely to be at higher risk for falls.
Schedule your Toronto chiropractic appointment with Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre today. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is here to evaluate your fall risk and create a fall prevention strategy just for you. Plus, if you fall and hurt yourself, Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre offers the gentlest chiropractic care in the form of Cox Technic to help get you back to life!
