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Strategies to improve balance and support healthy aging in your patients

Chiropractic Economics

Most of the issues that result in a patient seeking care from a DC are usually associated with joint pain of the extremities and back and neck pain, usually due to osteoarthritis. Older Adult Falls Data. CDC Older Adult Fall Prevention. A global perspective. Publication No. March 2007. National Institute on Aging.

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Fall Prevention Strategy For Your Patients

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Proprioceptive System Proprioception involves sensors in your muscles, tendons, and joints that provide information about the position of your body parts. Can Chiropractors Reduce Fall Rates? For every 1% increase in body weight generated beneath the big toe, the risk of falling decreases by 7%. (7) Clinical Biomechanics.