Is All Sugar Created Equal?
BY Chris Kresser LAST UPDATED ON July 10, 2018 You’ve probably heard it countless times, especially in low-carb circles: sugar is sugar is sugar. This is true in principle – the glucose, fructose, and sucrose found in table sugar or high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) are the same molecules as the glucose, fructose, and sucrose…
Injured veteran credits chiropractic with saving him from opioid addiction
Jane K. Martinez, Contributor Published 7:00 a.m. ET July 10, 2018 SOMERVILLE — At just 19-years-old, Joseph Faro of Bridgewater was robbed of his lifelong dream in the blink of an eye. He tries not to see it that way and, at 27 now, he is adjusting to life as a civilian, future accountant and…
Neck and Back Pain Prognosis Using Chiropractic Treatment
This paper says you have a 90% chance of being helped with chiropractic treatment for your neck and back problems withing 6 weeks. They also say you have a 10% chance of experiencing a “rapid complete recovery”. ~ Dr. Broussard Long-term trajectories of patients with neck pain and low back pain presenting to chiropractic care:…
Blood Pressure Diet Helps Migraines In Women
The DASH Diet is short for Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension. Women who followed this diet were 46% less likely to have severe headaches. CLICK HERE for a brief intro to the DASH Diet. ~ Dr. Broussard Associations between adherence to dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet and migraine headache severity and duration among…
Sit-To-Stand Testing For Functional Impairment
If you can go from the seated to the standing position 5 times in 10.4 seconds or less, there is no objective functional impairment due to lumbar degenerative disease. No impairment: 0 – 10.4 seconds Mild impairment: 10.5 – 15.2 seconds Moderate impairment: 15.3 – 22.0 seconds Severe impairment: Greater than 22.0 seconds ~…
Does Gabapentin Help Back Pain Or Sciatica?
This paper concludes that anticonvulsants are ineffective for back pain or sciatic symptoms and that gabapentin has a higher risk for adverse events. ~ Dr. Broussard Anticonvulsants in the treatment of low back pain and lumbar radicular pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis Oliver Enke, Heather A. New, Charles H. New, Stephanie Mathieson, Andrew J.…
Magnesium Deficiency – A Principal Driver of Heart Disease
The authors of this study concluded, “Subclinical magnesium deficiency is a common and under-recognised problem throughout the world. Importantly, subclinical magnesium deficiency does not manifest as clinically apparent symptoms and thus is not easily recognised by the clinician. Despite this fact, subclinical magnesium deficiency likely leads to hypertension, arrhythmias, arterial calcifications, atherosclerosis, heart failure and…
Does Kinesio Taping® Help Back Pain?
This study found that Kinesio Taping® DOES NOT HELP back pain any more than any other intervention, and the authors said they do not support the use of Kinesio Taping® in clinical practice for patients with chronic back pain. ~ Dr. Broussard Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Jun 26. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002756. [Epub ahead of print] Effectiveness of…
Disc Herniation: Chiropractic Just As Safe as Primary Care
This study out of Canada found that chiropractic care is just as safe as primary care for treating herniated discs. ~ Dr. Broussard Chiropractic care and risk for acute lumbar disc herniation: a population-based self-controlled case series study. Eur Spine J. 2018 Jul;27(7):1526-1537. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5325-y. Epub 2017 Oct 16. Hincapié CA, Tomlinson GA, Côté P5,…
Chiropractic Care Compared to Regular Medical Care for Geriatric Patients
Compared to regular medical care, chiropractic treatments did just as good, and did not cost more, so these authors suggested making chiropractic services available for patient who prefer this type of care at no additional expense. ~ Dr. Broussard Journal of General Internal Medicine Charles Elder pp 1–9 | Cite as Cite this article as:…