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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. Assessment is where strategies to improve balance, posture, and functional movement are born.

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Fall Prevention Strategy For Your Patients

ChiroUp

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? Measure the final degree of forward lean from a neutral standing posture. Evaluation of the Proprioceptive and Visual Systems 3.