Orthotics Just As Good As Steroid Shots for Heel Pain
Steroid shots for heel pain seem to do better in the first 4 weeks, but orthotics are more effective at 12 weeks, and most people do not notice a difference between the two treatments, so why get a shot if you don’t have to? ~ Dr. Broussard Effectiveness of Foot Orthoses Versus Corticosteroid Injection for…
Pro-inflammatory Diet and Depression
The typical American diet is deficient in fruits and vegetables and contains excessive amounts of meat, refined grain products, and dessert foods. Such a diet can have numerous adverse biochemical effects, all of which create a proinflammatory state. In this study, they relate chronic inflammation due to diet to the risk of depression in women,…
Treatment For Leaky Gut Syndrome
In this article, they reviewed what interventions practitioners used for intestinal hyperpermeability or “leaky gut syndrome”. The main recommendations are Zinc, multistrain probiotics, Vitamin D, L-glutamine, curcumin and Saccharomyces boulardii. There seems to be good evidence that these nutritional interventions can help. I would add that Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, and alpha-ketoglutaric acid should be…
Junk Phood, Heart Disease, and All Cause Mortality
In the June issue of the British Medical Journal, they published two articles dealing with ultra-processed food. In one article, they found that if you eat more than 4 servings of junk food per day, your chances of dying early from anything is 62%, and for each additional serving, your hazard goes up by 18%. In…
Coffee Not As Bad For Heart As Previously Thought
Drinking coffee might keep us up at night, but new research has given us a reason to sleep easy knowing that the popular drink isn’t as bad for our arteries as some previous studies would suggest. The research from Queen Mary University of London has shown that drinking coffee, including in people who drink up…
Vitamin D and Back Muscle Atrophy – Not Good For Surgical Patients
This article found that patients that are vitamin D deficient, have weaker back muscles, and that if they have back surgery, they will have reduced possibilities of early and effective rehab after their surgery. ~ Dr. Broussard Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with Muscle Atrophy and Reduced Mitochondrial Function in Patients with Chronic Low Back…
How Much Do Step Counts Matter?
Women hear that they should try to walk about 10,000 steps per day, but a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s Internal Medicine could not find the origin of this number of steps. Rather, when they looked at the data, they found that about 7,500 steps per day is where the…
Does Chiropractic and Acupuncture Help Young People With Spine Pain?
This article found that chiropractic and acupuncture treatment helps young people (defined as 10-24 years of age) with their spine and pelvis pain. ~ Dr. Broussard Change in young people’s spine pain following chiropractic care at a publicly funded healthcare facility in Canada Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 May;35:301-307. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.03.013. Epub 2019 Mar 16. Manansala…
Is fruit juice as bad as soda?
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx | May 23, 2019 You probably know that most sugary drinks—including sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) like soda, soft drinks, and fruit-flavored drinks—are bad for you. But what about 100% fruit juice, another type of sugary drink? Although there have been some declines in sugar consumption in recent years, people still…
Physical Activity Reduces Pain and Improves Quality of Life In People With Knee Arthritis
People with knee or hip arthritis who participate in physical activity equivalent to the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans have less pain and improved quality of life compared to people who are more sedentary. Some of the recomendations are 150 minutes per week of moderate intensity exercise in bouts of about 10 minutes. Here’s…