At Risk of Falling? Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Suggests Calcium plus Vitamin D
Falling hurts no matter how old you are. Falling for older Carrolltown folks can be much more damaging though. Broken hips, broken wrists, vertebral fractures may be end results. Independence may slip away while healing. Carrolltown fall prevention is critical, and Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation encourages all Carrolltown 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 Carrolltown chiropractic family members. Cleaning up clutter, wearing shoes, repairing tripping hazards, taping down rugs or getting rid of them, mounting grab bars in the bathroom, and even living in a one level home are all ways to reduce fall risk. Dealing with any health issues like dizziness or joint pain or shortness of breath or balance is important as those may also trigger a fall, too. 52.6% of patients with mild cognitive impairment and 51.4% Alzheimer’s disease patients tend to fall. It’s important for these patients to take more time to sit and not hurry. (1) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation can help assess health risks like these and others to help our Carrolltown chiropractic patients remain upright! Physical activity and exercise are essential to maintain your strength. As our Carrolltown chiropractic patients age, more gentle exercises are recommended like walking, water classes, tai chi, yoga, and/or Pilates. Together, Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation and our Carrolltown 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 comprising over 16,500 patients found that combined vitamin D plus calcium supplementation significantly decreases the fall risk. Vitamin D2 or D3 alone did not have such an effect. It’s the combination that works! (2) Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation sees this to be very helpful when talking with our Carrolltown patients about their nutrition, especially with those who tend to be at higher risk for falls.
Schedule your Carrolltown chiropractic appointment with Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation now. Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is here to check your risk of falling and set up a fall prevention strategy just for you. Plus, if you fall and hurt yourself, Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation offers the gentlest chiropractic care in the form of Cox Technic to help get you back to life!
