ArticleThe Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association2015
Is there a role for neck manipulation in elderly falls prevention? - An overview.
Article in The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Cervical mobility and cervical proprioception in relation to fall risk among older adults: a prospective cohort study.European geriatric medicine · 2023Article
- The Association of Persistent Low Back Pain With Older Adult Falls and Collisions: A Longitudinal Analysis.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2021Article
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Abstract
Many risk factors exist for falls in the elderly. Dizziness is an important risk factor for such falls. Spinal pain has also been identified as a risk factor for these falls. In this overview of the literature, we examine studies, including trials, of neck manipulation for neck pain, unsteadiness and falls risk relevant to the elderly. We also examine two related, but not mutually exclusive, mechanisms through which a putative beneficial effect may be mediated. These are the effects of neck manipulation on neck pain and on non-specific dizziness. We focus on the available evidence primarily in terms of clinical data rather than laboratory-based measures of balance. We conclude that chiropractors may have a role in falls prevention strategies in the subpopulation of the elderly that suffer from mechanical neck pain or dysfunction and non-specific dizziness. However, this role remains to be rigorously studied and properly defined.
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