At Risk of Falling? Chiropractic Solutions Suggests Calcium plus Vitamin D
Falling hurts no matter how old you are. Falling for older San Jose folks may be much worse. Broken hips, broken wrists, vertebral fractures may be end results. Independence may slip away while healing. San Jose fall prevention is critical, and Chiropractic Solutions encourages all San Jose chiropractic patients and their families be aware of fall prevention strategies as well as a new nutritional approach to fall prevention.
Classic fall prevention plans function well for most San Jose chiropractic family members. Cleaning up clutter, wearing shoes, repairing tripping hazards, taping down rugs or removing them, installing grab bars in the bathroom, and even living in a one level home are all ways to reduce fall risk. 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, also. 52.6% of patients with mild cognitive impairment and 51.4% Alzheimer’s disease patients tend to fall. It is essential for these patients to take more time to sit and not hurry. (1) Chiropractic Solutions can help assess health risks like these and others to help our San Jose chiropractic patients remain vertical! Physical activity and exercise are basic to maintain your strength. As our San Jose chiropractic patients age, more gentle exercises are recommended like walking, water classes, tai chi, yoga, and/or Pilates. Together, Chiropractic Solutions and our San Jose chiropractic care patients find something that works!
Like adding some nutrition: A fresh fall prevention proposal 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 is the combination that does it! (2) Chiropractic Solutions finds this to be very helpful when talking with our San Jose patients about their nutrition, especially with those who tend to be at higher risk for falls.
Schedule your San Jose chiropractic appointment with Chiropractic Solutions today. Chiropractic Solutions is here to check your fall risk and create a fall prevention strategy just for you. Plus, if you fall and hurt yourself, Chiropractic Solutions offers the gentlest chiropractic care in the form of Cox Technic to help get you back to life!
