Elderly Runners vs Non-Runners and Knee Arthritis

In an paper published in the journal Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, the authors compared the incidence of knee arthritis in elderly runners versus non-runners.  They found that middle aged runners didn’t have more signs of arthritis on their imaging studies than nonrunners.  They concluded that running at elite or recreational levels did not increase…

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Chiropractic Treatment Helps The Pain of Degenerative Scoliosis

This article published in the China Journal of Orthopedics and Traumatology compared using chiropractic adjustments to muscle relaxers and braces for helping people with degenerative scoliosis.  They found that chiropractic manipulation can effectively relieve pain, and it was safer than medications and actually helped reduce the curves in some patients with degenerative scoliosis. ~ Dr.…

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Exercise the Hips for Knee Arthritis Pain

In an article published in the journal Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, the authors found that adding exercises for hip strength helped improve people who suffered from knee arthritis pain, and improved function and the quality of life.  By reducing the pain, the authors also documented that strengthening the hip muscles reduced drug intake for knee…

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8 Modifiable Risk factors Tied To Alzheimer’s Dementia

An article published at MedPage Today, mentioned several modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer’s Dementia.  A modifiable risk factor that you may be able to do something about in order to prevent the onset of a disease.  In order of importance, the 8 risk factors mentioned in the article are, midlife obesity, physical inactivity, low education,…

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Back Braces: Elastic vs Inelastic

This paper published in the journal SPINE, compared elastic vs inelastic back supports in 300 nurses aged 20-25 years old.  These nurses wore the supports for 6 months, and the follow up was an additional 6 months.  In the end, the authors concluded that there was no difference in preventing back pain or did the…

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Acupuncture Helps Post-Operative Pain, Nausea and Vomiting

Acupuncture is a technique used in Eastern medicine as a pain relieving analgesic.  A paper published in Current Pain and Headache Reports did a review regarding acupuncture used in helping patients with pain after surgery (post-operative pain).  The authors found that acupuncture is a low-risk method that has the potential to enhance post-operative analgesia, decrease…

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Have chronic low back pain? Try meditation

Published April 27, 2022 | Originally published on Keck School of Medicine of USC – Research News Millions of people suffer from chronic low back pain around the country. It’s a common condition that can keep people from doing the things they want to do, and it can have a negative impact on one’s overall…

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Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Neck Related Headache

An article published in The Journal of Head and Face Pain, there was a review published that showed that spinal manipulative therapy was identified as an effective treatment option in reducing the frequency and intensity of headaches and perceived disability.  They found several studies that identified therapies that reduced headache intensity up to 1 year…

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Migraine Successfully Treated with a Milk-Gluten-Sugar-Free Diet

In an article published in the journal Integrative Medicine Reports. the authors report on a patient that tried many treatment options for her migraine headaches for 25 years.  She then tried a diet that restricted milk, gluten and sugar, and found relief from her migraine headaches. ~ Dr. Broussard Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Maria Betania…

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Blueberry extract may aid wound healing

Published April 4, 2022 | Originally published on Newswise: Diabetes Treating wounds with an extract taken from wild blueberries may improve healing, according to a new study. The research will be presented this week in Philadelphia at the American Physiological Society’s (APS) annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2022. More than $50 billion is spent on…

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