La Grande Fall Prevention and Pain Relief with Chiropractic Care
Falls can occur at any age. Falls can cause much harm or not much harm at all. Falling once certainly can increase the level of fear of falling again. All these bits of information point out that falls are a concern, a concern that is age blind. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC always asks our La Grande chiropractic patients if they have fallen lately. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC backs interventions like exercise that may reduce the fear of falls, the impact of falls and the incidence of falls. Plus, Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is really good at relieving La Grande back pain or neck pain that develops.
OLDER FOLKS AND FALLS
Older folks live at home alone and with others or in community-based accommodations. Each scenario carries a risk of falling. Rugs, pets, misreading steps, or any number of things can result in a fall. For these older folks, the fear of falling is usual. Researchers have organized research studies looking at exercise interventions that reduce the fear of falling and the risk of falling. Such trials with community-dwelling older folks encompassed planned, structured, repetitive physical activity oriented to improving strength, gait, balance and mood in addition to decreasing falls. Some interventions tested are three dimensional,for example Tai Chi, Yoga, resistance training, and balance work. A meta-analysis of exercise trials described non-statistically significant benefits but benefits even so: an 11% reduction in people who fell, a 13% decrease in falls, a 19% drop in injuries from falls. (1) Another study of aged 60-88 year olds that used a judo inspired exercise program which taught them how to fall and how to prevent falls showed significant improvements in physical performance, fall-related self-efficacy and fall techniques. (2) They reported that such practices worked, particularly immediately following the intervention. (3) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC would support our older La Grande patients’ continued exercising to extend these fall-prevention and fall-fear-reducing benefits!
YOUNGER FOLKS AND FALLS
Younger folks can benefit from La Grande fall prevention strategies as falls may be detrimental to them, too. Falls and fall-related injuries threaten people at all ages. Falls at work and at home are an issue. A workplace trial of 10 weeks for working age adults with a judo-inspired exercise program set out to improve physical function, activity, fall-related self-efficacy and safe-landing techniques for a fall. Participants recovered physically and psychologically. They practiced techniques in how to fall safely as well as how to prevent falls. (4) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC supports exercise for all La Grande chiropractic family members, young and old, to keep strong and healthy in the face of challenges like falls. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC helps alleviate fall-related back pain and neck pain, too.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Lee Hazen on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes helping a patient recover from pain after a fall following The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Schedule your La Grande chiropractic visit with Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC to remove the fear of falling, the pain out of a fall, and the chance of a fall and reduce it with some guidance on strengthening exercise in addition to back pain-relieving chiropractic care.
