Ashburn and Herndon Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition
Fall risk and nutrional status. What is the link? It’s pretty simple when you think about it. Poor nutrition sparks muscle and weight loss. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn carefully assesses our older Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients at risk for falls, paying special attention to their nutritional status. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn cares 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 live in community settings. They found that malnourished patients and those at risk for malnourishment maintained a 45% higher risk of having at least one fall. (1) Confirming BMI and nutritional status is relatively easy to do. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn does it to safeguard our Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients!
Ashburn and Herndon FALL RISK AND MALNUTRITION
Fall risk assessments have often ignored nutritional status instead focusing on issues like balance and fall risk-increasing drugs. Nutritional status has a role, too. Malnutrition prompts weight loss which prompts muscle weakness which leads to an increase in fall risk. It’s truly a ripple effect! A recent study documented that malnutrition was significantly associated with high fall risk according to a few leading 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 especially those with a history of falling puts them at 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) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows nutrition and is prepared to help our at-risk patients enrich theirs!
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Schedule a Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn strives to keep our Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients safe from falls and malnutrition with solid chiropractic care!
