At Risk of Falling? Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers Suggests Calcium plus Vitamin D
Falling hurts at any age. Falling for older Baton Rouge folks may be much worse. Broken hips, broken wrists, vertebral fractures may be end results. Independence may slip away while healing. Baton Rouge fall prevention is vital, and Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers encourages all Baton Rouge chiropractic patients and their families be attentive to fall prevention strategies in addition to an innovative nutritional approach to preventing falls.
Classic fall prevention plans function well for most Baton Rouge chiropractic families. Cleaning up clutter, wearing shoes, repairing tripping hazards, securing rugs or removing them, mounting grab bars in the bathroom, and even living in a one level home are all fall preventative ways to keep safe. Taking care of any health issues like dizziness or joint pain or shortness of breath or balance is important as those might also cause a fall, too. 52.6% of patients with mild cognitive impairment and 51.4% Alzheimer’s disease patients tend to fall. It’s valuable for these patients to carefully sit and not hurry. (1) Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers can help evaluate health risks like these and others to ensure our Baton Rouge chiropractic patients remain on their feet! Physical activity and exercise are fundamental to keep you strong. As our Baton Rouge chiropractic patients age, more gentle exercises are recommended like walking, water classes, tai chi, yoga, and/or Pilates. Together, Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers and our Baton Rouge chiropractic care patients find something that works!
Like including some nutrition: A new fall prevention proposal is to incorporate calcium and vitamin D together daily. A review of 26 articles comprising over 16,500 patients revealed that combined vitamin D plus calcium supplementation significantly decreases the fall risk. Vitamin D2 or D3 alone did not have such a result. It’s the combination that does it! (2) Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers sees this to be quite helpful when talking with our Baton Rouge patients about their nutrition, especially with those who are more likely to be at higher risk for falls.
Schedule your Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment with Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers today. Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers 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, Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers offers the gentlest chiropractic care in the form of Cox Technic to help get you back to life!
