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In my  Cincinnati Chiropractic clinic I treat a lot of older adults who are challenged by balance problems. In fact, dizziness, “wooziness,” and other balance-related conditions affect at least 9% of adults, aged 65 and older. Good balance is crucial, of course, in aiding seniors in remaining independent and to avoid falling down and sustaining injuries that are frequently extremely serious or even fatal. But, would you be surprised to hear that falls are the cause of a large portion of work injuries for individuals under 65 years of age, including individuals in their twenties and thirties? That’s right! Balance challenges can occur at any age. It is for this reason that those who work in”precarious locations” like construction workers, roofers, oil platform employees, windows cleaners, or anywhere else where a ladder is involved are in danger of serious injury if their balance is “off.”

The principal activity of good balance is to aid us in managing and maintaining our body position, whether standing still or moving, and whether on the ground or high up on a platform. Good balance helps us to walk without staggering, arise from a sitting position without teetering, and to climb stairs without missing a step. It is obvious, then, that good balance is crucial to our health and well-being.

What come as a surprise to you is that you could have a balance dysfunction without any idea of how serious it is. Often times a person may be able to “shake off” a dizzy sensation and the sensation may not come back for a while. However when sudden dizziness happens at a critical time, it is too late to shake it off and a fall is often certain.

Vertigo is the medical name for the feeling that you, or things around you, are spinning. Nearly 40 percent of individuals in the U.S. will have at least one episode of dizziness that is acute enough to seek out a health professional, such as your Chiropractor at Cincinnati Chiropractic. That said, if you are involved in any of the activities listed above, having a chiropractor check your balance before an episode of dizziness, make corrections if needed, and then assist you in maintaining good balance, may save you from serious injury or worse.

Balance disorders are serious at any age. It is essential for you to be diagnosed and treated without delay if you think that you may have a possible balance disorder. To help to make your decision easier if you can answer “yes” to any of the following questions, even if the experience is seldom or infrequent, it is highly recommended that you discuss the symptom(s) with a chiropractor as soon as possible:

• Have you experienced a feeling of being “unsteady?”

• Has the room seemed to spin around you?

• Has there ever a time when you felt as if you were moving when you knew you were standing still?

• Have you lost your balance and/or fallen down?

• Have you ever felt as if you were falling?

• Has your vision ever become “blurred?”

• Have you ever felt disoriented, or lost a sense of time, place or identity?

As discussed above, balance problems are not isolated to a particular age group. Our falling down is an ever-present possibility from the time we learn to walk until we take our final step If you work in a job that makes your falling down a “critical” event, you need to have your balance checked. Don’t wait until it’s too late! If you’re in the area, give your Cincinnati Chiropractor a call today. I can help!

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