Baton Rouge Chiropractic Care Includes Fall Risk Assessment due to Malnutrition
Nutrition and fall risk. What’s the link? It is pretty simple when you think about it. Poor nutrition sparks muscle and weight loss. Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers thoroughly checks our older Baton Rouge chiropractic patients at risk for falls, paying special attention to their nutritional status. Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers 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 adults 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 easy to do. Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers does it to protect our Baton Rouge chiropractic patients!
Baton Rouge FALL RISK AND MALNUTRITION
Fall risk assessments have often disregarded 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 new study documented that malnutrition was significantly associated with high fall risk according to several 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 notably in those who have a history of falling puts them at risk of inferior recovery from a fall. Almost a third of community-dwelling adults with a history of falling were either already malnourished or at risk of malnourishment. Enhancing the nutritional status of those who experienced a fall improved their physical performance. (3) Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers knows nutrition and is ready to assist our at-risk patients improve theirs!
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Schedule a Baton Rouge chiropractic visit for you and/or your loved who is at risk for falls and/or malnutrition. Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers intends to keep our Baton Rouge chiropractic patients safe from falls and malnutrition with solid chiropractic care!
