Strengthening The Quadriceps Muscle Reduces Pain and Improves Function In Knee Osteoarthritis
This article reported that strengthening of the thigh muscles has an effect on pain reduction and improvement of function. These knee exercises provided muscle strengthening, pain reduction, and improved function while combination with other electrotherapy modalities or combination with Russian electrical stimulation had superiority to alone strengthening thigh muscle training. If your knees hurt too…
Stressed at work? Transcendental Meditation May Help
Published Tuesday 23 October 2018 People who practice meditation often hail it as a fix for anything from anxiety to physical pain. Indeed, some studies suggest that it may improve our sense of well-being. Now, new research finds that one type of meditation — transcendental meditation — can relieve stress and boost emotional intelligence. The…
Vitamin D: How Much Is Enough?
by Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S The verdict is out. We are simply not getting enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is crucial in every disease from inhibiting cancer and heart diseases to mental disease, recurrent infections, tooth loss, osteoporosis, narcolepsy and auto-immune disease. Unfortunately the reference range of Quest and Lab Corp is commonly…
Vitamin D Supplementation Does Not Prevent Fractures or Falls, Nor Does it Help Bone Mineral Density
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology — Bolland MJ, et al. | November 06, 2018 In this systematic review, random-effects meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis, researchers examined the impact of vitamin D supplementation on fractures, falls, and bone mineral density. An evaluation of 81 trials exhibited no impact of vitamin D supplementation (including higher and lower…
Home Therapy for Knee Arthritis Patients
11.08.2018 by Julie Maurer Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Treatment for knee pain in osteoarthritis patients doesn’t just take place in the physician’s office, as patients are often sent home with a list of exercises to do on their own time. “Many people who develop knee pain change their gait, and if that goes on for…
Guidelines for Patellofemoral Pain
By Jack Cush, MD | 07 November 2018 New recommendations have been published in the Journal of Athletic Training on the management of patellofemoral pain (PFP). Risk factors for PFP include excessive hip adduction and internal rotation during dynamic tasks (e.g., running, jumping), weak quadriceps, greater vertical peak force to the lateral heel and 2nd…
Want To Lower Your Blood Pressure By 20 Points? Try This Exercise…
Want to know about an exercise that can lower blood pressure significantly? We’re talking as much as 10-20 mmHg. No, it’s not an endurance exercise. No, it’s not strength exercise. It’s actually an exercise you can do anytime and anywhere. It’s called isometrics. What are Isometric Exercises? Isometric exercises, the kind where you contract large…
Your Back Pain Could Be Killing You….Literally
Back pain shows significant association with mortality among older women PUBLIC RELEASE: 6-NOV-2018 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER Researchers at Boston Medical Center found that frequent, persistent back pain is associated with earlier death in a study of more than 8,000 older women who were followed for an average of 14 years. After controlling for important sociodemographic…
Ultrasound Not Recommended for Plantar Fascitis
This article concludes that therapeutic ultrasound does not improve the treatment for plantar fascitis, therefore, ultrasound should not be included in the treatment of plantar fascitis. ~ Dr. Broussard Additive Effect of Therapeutic Ultrasound in the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Authors: Yigal Katzap, MPT1,2, Michael Haidukov, BPT3, Olivier M. Berland, PT,…
How NOT to Have High Blood Pressure
October 31, 2018 By Dr. William Davis The average American’s lifetime risk for developing high blood pressure is 90%, even using the lax definition of hypertension in clinical studies (that typically don’t label a BP high unless it is 140/90 mmHg or higher, even though we know that, for example, risk for stroke and cardiovascular…