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Strategies to improve balance and support healthy aging in your patients

Chiropractic Economics

Assessment is where strategies to improve balance, posture, and functional movement are born. Posture assessment is a simple way to determine how efficiently the body can bear weight and move under the influence of gravity. This indicates the feet are integral in efficient posture and balance. Older Adult Falls Data.

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Fall Prevention Strategy For Your Patients

ChiroUp

Testing The Anterior Fall Envelope for Balance While standing upright with your arms at your sides, gradually lean forward as far as possible while keeping your hips and spine straight. Measure the final degree of forward lean from a neutral standing posture. Anterior Fall Envelope Measurement 2. Vol 21, Issue 5, 2009.

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Osteoporosis: The unseen problem of fragile bones

Musculoskeletal Australia

This can cause pain from a fracture – for example, breaking the wrist or hip after a fall. If the bones in the spine (vertebra) have fractured or collapsed, it can cause back pain, loss of height and a stooped posture. This may include calcium, vitamin D, exercise, medicines and self-care. This involves using machines (e.g.

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