Whether you’re just downright clumsy or you trip over your own feet occasionally, falls are a fact of life, however for the elderly falls aren’t just a fact of life, they’re also a very worrying reason to fear the outcome. In the UK, the injuries resulting from falls in the elderly are the most common cause of death, so you can totally understand why many people aren’t just a little worried about it, but that they also develop a full-blown fear.
Fear manifests itself in many ways, and one of the main effects is that you go out of your way to stop the event you’re fearing from happening. A lot of the time this backfires and simply makes the outcome more likely.
We know that the main causes of falls in the elderly tend to be due to reduced mobility, maybe down to medical problems such as arthritis or osteoporosis, which make movements stiff and difficult, as well as painful, and can also be down to other problems, such as visual issues, postural hypotension, medication side-effects, balance problems leading to unstable gait, dizziness, and general muscle weakness. The list is large and wide, so you can understand why a fear can sometimes develop, especially when you realise that out of the fractures that a fall can sometimes cause, many of them can be life-threatening, such as a hip fracture.
Chiropractic is a therapy which has been shown to be highly effective in treating the medical conditions that are related to possible falls, which in turn reduces the fear of the event happening. Through gentle but effective manual manipulation of the spinal area, including the surrounding tissues, muscles, and joints, misalignments are straightened out, helping to relieve pain, tightness, stiffness, and difficulty with movement, as well as a whole host of other general medical problems. The reduction of pain could also reduce the need for powerful medications, which knocks side effects on the head.
One of the major advantages of chiropractic is that it is a holistic, whole body treatment, which is totally one on one, meaning the way it is carried out is tailor-made to the person involved. Everyone responds differently to treatments, so it’s important to focus on the person as an individual. When it comes to conquering the fear of falling, improving the risk factors, helping the person feel more mobile, free, and less burdened with the worry as possible, can mean the fear is lifted, and as a result the possibility is also lowered.
We can’t totally stop the possibility, but we can cut it down dramatically. If the fear of falling is something that is affecting your daily life, stop for a moment and give us a call today, to discuss how chiropractic could help you in your daily life. Call the practice now on (03) 9381 1991 to
arrange an appointment.
Life is too short to worry about a ‘what if’, reduce the risk factors, improve your general health and wellbeing, and kick fear on the head.
Fear manifests itself in many ways, and one of the main effects is that you go out of your way to stop the event you’re fearing from happening. A lot of the time this backfires and simply makes the outcome more likely.
We know that the main causes of falls in the elderly tend to be due to reduced mobility, maybe down to medical problems such as arthritis or osteoporosis, which make movements stiff and difficult, as well as painful, and can also be down to other problems, such as visual issues, postural hypotension, medication side-effects, balance problems leading to unstable gait, dizziness, and general muscle weakness. The list is large and wide, so you can understand why a fear can sometimes develop, especially when you realise that out of the fractures that a fall can sometimes cause, many of them can be life-threatening, such as a hip fracture.
Chiropractic is a therapy which has been shown to be highly effective in treating the medical conditions that are related to possible falls, which in turn reduces the fear of the event happening. Through gentle but effective manual manipulation of the spinal area, including the surrounding tissues, muscles, and joints, misalignments are straightened out, helping to relieve pain, tightness, stiffness, and difficulty with movement, as well as a whole host of other general medical problems. The reduction of pain could also reduce the need for powerful medications, which knocks side effects on the head.
One of the major advantages of chiropractic is that it is a holistic, whole body treatment, which is totally one on one, meaning the way it is carried out is tailor-made to the person involved. Everyone responds differently to treatments, so it’s important to focus on the person as an individual. When it comes to conquering the fear of falling, improving the risk factors, helping the person feel more mobile, free, and less burdened with the worry as possible, can mean the fear is lifted, and as a result the possibility is also lowered.
We can’t totally stop the possibility, but we can cut it down dramatically. If the fear of falling is something that is affecting your daily life, stop for a moment and give us a call today, to discuss how chiropractic could help you in your daily life. Call the practice now on (03) 9381 1991 to
arrange an appointment.
Life is too short to worry about a ‘what if’, reduce the risk factors, improve your general health and wellbeing, and kick fear on the head.