Toronto 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. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre thoroughly assesses our older Toronto chiropractic patients at risk for falls, especially their nutritional status. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre is concerned about fall prevention!
NUTRITIONAL STATUS BEFORE FALLS
Researchers tried 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 maintained a 45% higher risk of experiencing at least one fall. (1) Confirming BMI and nutritional status is pretty easy to do. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre does it to safeguard our Toronto chiropractic patients!
Toronto FALL RISK AND MALNUTRITION
Fall risk assessments have often ignored nutritional status instead concentrating on issues like balance and fall risk-increasing drugs. Nutritional status plays a role, 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 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
Poor 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 already malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Enhancing the nutritional status of those who have fallen enhanced their physical performance. (3) Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre knows nutrition and is ready to help our at-risk patients enrich theirs!
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Schedule a Toronto chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Yorkville Chiropractic and Wellness Centre intends to keep our Toronto chiropractic patients protected from falls and malnutrition with reliable chiropractic care!
