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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

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. Talk with your doctor for information about falls prevention. Osteoporosis is a different story.

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