Your healthcare provider can help you lower your fall risk by addressing medications and other conditions.
“Fall prevention starts with an honest conversation,” says Dr. Shamim, who encourages his patients to bring up side effects, blood pressure issues, freezing episodes, and thinking changes so they can address them together.
Liao works with his patients to optimize medications for faster movements, less rigidity, and fewer freezing episodes. But he also looks for other possible risk factors.
“There are often specific causes of falls that can be treated,” says Liao, like vision problems, confusion, orthostatic hypotension, neuropathy, joint pain, and spinal stenosis (narrowing).
While these nutrients help bones stay strong, you should still check with your provider first before starting any new supplement.