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At Cincinnati Chiropractic I treat a lot of elders who are challenged by balance problems. In fact, nine percent of adults, aged 65 and over, experience dizziness, “wooziness,” and other balance-related problems. Good balance is extremely important, of course, in aiding elders to continue to be independent and to avoid falling down and encounter injuries that are often extremely serious or even fatal. But, would you be surprised to hear that falls contribute to a large portion of work injuries for workers under 65 years of age, including workers in their twenties and thirties? That’s right! No one is exempt from to balance difficulties, no matter what their age may be. It is for this reason that those who work at “dangerous heights” like construction workers, roofers, oil platform employees, windows cleaners, or anywhere else where a ladder is required are in danger of serious injury if their balance is “off.”

The chief capacity of good balance is to help us to manage and maintain our body position, whether standing still or moving, and whether on the ground or high up on a platform. Good balance assists us in walking without stumbling, arising from a sitting position without tottering, and in climbing stairs without tripping. To sum it up, then, good balance is essential to our health and well-being.

What come as a surprise to you is that you could have a balance abnormality without realizing how significant it is. Often times someone can “shake off” a dizzy feeling and the sensation may not return for a while. But, when unexpected dizziness happens at a consequential moment, it is too late to shake it off and a fall is often inevitable.

The feeling by some individuals that they, personally, are spinning or that objects around them are moving is termed “vertigo.” Close to forty percent of people in the U.S. will have at least one incidence of dizziness that is serious enough to seek out a health professional, like your Chiropractor at Cincinnati Chiropractic. But, if you work at any of the jobs listed above, it is an excellent idea for you to see a chiropractor to have your balance checked prior to an unexpected episode of dizziness, rather than as a response to such an episode. Why? Because as a chiropractor, I can not only check your balance, and make adjustments if needed, but can aid you in maintaining good balance in the future. And, of course, having good balance may save you from serious injury or worse.

Balance disorders at any age are risky. If you feel as if you may have a possible balance disorder, it is extremely important for you to be diagnosed and treated without delay. 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, you should 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?

It is important for you to remember that balance problems are not isolated to a particular age group. From the time we learn to walk until we take our final step, our falling down is possible. All the more reason to have your balance checked if you work in a job that makes your falling down a “critical” issue. Don’t wait until it’s too late! If you’re in the Cincinnati area, give Cincinnati Chiropractic a call today!

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