Groton Chiropractic Patients At Risk of Falling May Find Help from Calcium plus Vitamin D Supplementation
“Have you fallen in the last year?”
That is the best opening question a healthcare person can ask a patient to ascertain fall risk. (1) From there, fall risk issues can be discussed and prevention suggestions can be shared. Both physical issues of falls as well as nutritional issues are important. Your Groton chiropractor is sensitive to fall risk in our Groton chiropractic patient group. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office considers the influential physical and nutritional aspects of falls to help our Groton patients.
THE FALL RISK ISSUE
Not surprising to you or Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office, but the aging population is increasing. By 2029, folks older than 65 will comprise 20% of the population, and they will outnumber folks under 18! Those stats alone are astounding. But think about some of the issues that will come with an aging population. One is fall risk. What adds to the risk of falls? Nutritional status is since it impacts frailty and sarcopenia (muscle weakness). One way to reducing the risk of falls is to take care of malnutrition. (2) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office knows nutrition and understands Groton fall risk.
WHO CAN DETERMINE FALL RISK?
In 2015, 31% of all U.S. family physician appointments were for people over 65 years of age. By 2030, there will be 72 million over-65-year-olds. These folks are living longer and having all types of chronic issues and worrying about how to manage them in the healthcare system and how to pay for the healthcare they require. Sound familiar? Of course, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office and you all know someone in this situation now. It is up to the doctors who see these patients to help them manage their healthcare issues. These doctors must be equipped to identify what issues these patients are at risk of experiencing. Falls are one of the big issues facing older adults. (1) Nutritional status must be tackled in order to prevent falls, but how can a doctor identify who needs their nutritional status tested to prevent falls? Family physicians are typically first line doctors for this task as they see so many patients. Your Groton chiropractor is also great at this!
WHAT KIND OF NUTRITION HELPS?
A review of published research studies about 16,540 elderly people compared to 16,146 people in control groups revealed that supplementing with calcium plus vitamin D significantly reduced the risk of falls. (3) Bone health is so important! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is well versed in nutrition and ready to assist our Groton chiropractic patients at risk of falling and/or who find themselves in a state of malnutrition that puts them at risk of falling. Plus, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office offers the gentlest of chiropractic manipulation care to maintain a spine mobile and healthy as possible with Cox Technic!
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Schedule a Groton chiropractic visit today. An assessment of your risk of fall can be done as needed. A personalized nutritional plan can be set up to improve health and lower the risk of falling. The discussion between your Groton chiropractor and you at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office will begin with the easiest question: “Have you fallen in the past year?” and build from there.
