Fractures are enemies of Pflugerville women and men.
They give rise to pain and long recoveries. Pflugerville
postmenopausal women tend to be at higher
risk of fractures, particularly those who experience
vitamin deficiencies. Pflugerville vitamin deficiencies are relatively
[simple|easy]6] to test for and fixed with Pflugerville Wellness Center's help should testing reveal such deficiencies. Pflugerville Wellness Center directs
Pflugerville chiropractic patients who are ready to have their vitamin status
checked and help them any deficiencies so as to lessen
fracture risk.
VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND FRACTURE RISK
The more the merrier? Not necessarily
when it comes to multiple vitamin deficiencies! A recent
study reported that the cumulative effect of vitamin deficiencies
raised the risk of incident fractures in
postmenopausal women. Vitamin D, vitamin K and vitamin B levels were taken
in women over 50 years old and tracked for 6.3 years
(plus or minus 5.1 years). 29.7% of these women experienced fractures
during that time period. The total of deficiencies
(0/no deficiencies to 3/deficient in D, K and B) was significantly associated with fracture risk. (1) With respect
to this report, Pflugerville Wellness Center notices that it’s important to check for vitamin deficiencies
and tackle them.
WHAT TO DO TO IMPROVE VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND AVOID
Pflugerville FRACTURES
Pflugerville Wellness Center notes that the risk of fragility
fractures is greater than the risk of breast cancer for postmenopausal
women. 33% are at risk. Luckily, Pflugerville
fracture risk may well be limited by healthy
lifestyle modifications like vitamin supplementation, weight-bearing
exercise, limited alcohol intake and not smoking. Vitamin
supplementation incorporating at least 1000 mg/day of calcium,
800 IU/day of vitamin D, and 1 gram/kilogram of body weight of protein in women
over 50 is recommended. (2) Vitamin D with calcium supplementation
reduces the risk of total fractures by 15% and hip fractures by
30%, specifically. (3) Oral vitamin K supplementation (phytonadione and menaquinone-4)
reduced bone loss. Menaquinone-4 had
the strongest effect on vertebral fracture reduction. (4) And while
supplementing with vitamin B alone did not
demonstrate a significant impact on osteoporotic fracture
incidence in patients with cerebrovascular disease, it did show
a modest effect. (5) Patients with very high plasma homocysteine
levels and vascular disease seemed to benefit more from vitamin
B supplementation (folate, B6, and B12) to prevent osteoporotic fractures. Vitamin
B appropriately changes HCy levels thought
to have a role in osteoporotic fracture and bone turnover. (6) Pflugerville Wellness Center examines
all kinds of factors when guiding patients in
nutritional supplementation.
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
Listen to this PODCAST
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Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses chiropractic care
of compression fractures with gentle Cox® Technic protocols.
Schedule a Pflugerville chiropractic visit with
Pflugerville Wellness Center to correct any vitamin deficiencies and decrease
your Pflugerville fracture risk!
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