Like patching a flat tire: New fix heals herniated discs

MARCH 11, 2020 by Cornell University A new two-step technique to repair herniated discs uses hyaluronic acid gel to re-inflate the disc and collagen gel to seal the hole, essentially repairing ruptured discs like you’d repair a flat tire. After a rupture, a jelly-like material leaks out of a herniated disc, causing inflammation and pain.…

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Diabetes in Osteoarthritis: Pain Is Worse

— Association was independent of obesity and radiographic severity by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 3, 2020 Among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), pain was greater for those with coexisting diabetes mellitus (DM), and this association was independent of obesity and radiographic severity, European researchers found. In an analysis that adjusted for…

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Sacroiliac Joint Pain – Non-operative Care

This article in the INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPINE SURGERY reviews evidence-based non-operative treatments of the painful sacroiliac joint.  They suggest using non-steroidal drugs like ibuprofen and ice for the first 2 weeks or so.  They recommend avoiding activities such as running or twisting activities.  Then, later on they recommend exercises, manual therapy, belting and shoe…

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T’ai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults

Tai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that, today, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing.  If you have back pain, and are over 65 years of age, you may want to consider this form of exercise.…

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Does Kinesiotaping Help Back Pain?

This article in the journal Physical Therapy mentions that kinesiotaping for low back pain has some low-quality evidence that it helps reduce pain and disability; however, it needs more study. ~ Dr. Broussard Short-Term Effect of Kinesiotaping on Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain and Disability: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Shanshan Lin, Bo Zhu,…

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Are respiratory disorders risk factors for troublesome low-back pain

Other health issues and lower back pain is relatively underinvestigated even though there are some associations with other factors. As such, the cause is unclear and is suggested as the classic hen and egg situation of… which comes first? Future research is needed to determine whether an association between lower back pain and respiratory disorders…

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Natural History of Back Pain in Older Adults over Five Years

For people over 55 years old, if you only use medicine for your lower back pain, you can expect to get most of your relief in the first 3-6 months.  Most of you will not become pain free within 3 months, and this does not improve over 5 years. ~ Dr. Broussard Wendelien H. van…

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Does the Addition of Massage Help My Chiropractic Treatment For Back Pain?

In this article, they showed that spinal manipulation alone is more effective than combined with something like myofascial release for chronic lower back pain. ~ Dr. Brousard Effectiveness of Spinal Manipulation and Myofascial Release Compared With Spinal Manipulation Alone on Health-Related Outcomes in Individuals With Non-Specific Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial Physiotherapy, 107, 71-80…

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Throwing out your back – What does it mean? [Video]

Throwing out your back. Here I show what ‘ throwing out your back’ looks like using the models I craft. Often, the cause of this pain is due to the buckling or folding of a spinal level creating an injury to one of the many anatomical structures of the spine. ~ Jerome Fryer WATCH THE…

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Early Access to Chiropractors, PTs Tied to Decreased Long-Term Opioid Use

October 23, 2019 Odds of short- or long-term opioid use higher for initial visits with physicians for low back pain TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Patients who initially see a physical therapist or chiropractor for low back pain rather than a primary care physician are much less likely to be prescribed opioids, according…

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