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Strategies to improve balance and support healthy aging in your patients

Chiropractic Economics

The diminishing function of the musculoskeletal system, vision, hearing and vestibular system leads to compromise and susceptibility to further pain, degeneration and injury, often leading to death. 2 In 2023, more than 41,000 people 65 and older experienced falls that resulted in death.

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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. Ideally, you can lean forward at least 4.5 Mickle, K, et al.,

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Osteoporosis: The unseen problem of fragile bones

Musculoskeletal Australia

We talk a lot about musculoskeletal conditions being invisible. With current treatments, most people diagnosed with a musculoskeletal condition will have no outward signs of their condition. This can cause pain from a fracture – for example, breaking the wrist or hip after a fall. Osteoporosis is a different story.

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