Why Sleepless Nights Can Mean More Painful Days

Being able to sleep is a very important factor in relieving someone’s pain.  If they can’t sleep, they can’t heal.  This is why I sometimes insist on very frequent treatments for people that are in pain that can’t sleep through the night because of their pain. ~ Dr. Broussard By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY,…

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The Head Down Generation – Text Neck!

In a recent article in Telemedicine & eHeatlh, the authors looked at questionnairs provided to university students, and they concluded that, “Within the university student population the typing position on a smartphone and time of use are associated with the presence of pain in the neck area. Read more

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What Causes Pinched Nerves in the Neck?

This study shows that of the people who developed pinched nerves in their necks, 60% of them just woke up with the pain, and about 30% of them reported a physical activity or trauma associated with their symptoms. ~ Dr. Broussard Inciting Events Associated with Cervical Radiculopathy. PM R. 2019 Jan 25. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12089. [Epub…

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First-of-its-kind Study on Manipulation

As technology improves we are able to tell what is happening during the manipulation, and why it helps.  This is a first-of-its-kind study where they took 160 x-rays in 0.8 seconds during a manipulation procedure.  After the manipulation, they found that the joints in the neck improved in all ranges of motion, as well as…

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Neck Surgery and Narcotic Use

An article published in The Spine Journal found that 50% of the patients used narcotics before neck surgery, and at one year after surgery, 50% of the preoperative patients remained on narcotics. ~ Dr. Broussard Opioid use following cervical spine surgery: trends and factors associated with long-term use The Spine Journal Volume 18, Issue 11,…

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Neck pain: is it part of a migraine attack or a trigger before a migraine attack?

In this study, the authors found that 89.1% of the patients reported that their headache and neck pain started and ended at the same time, and only 10.9% of them had neck pain starting at different times. As a result of this study, the authors concluded that neck pain begins simultaneously with migraine attacks may be part of…

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Dizziness and Vertigo

One type of dizziness and vertigo is caused by problems in the neck area.  That’s called “cervicogenic vertigo“.  In other words, the cause of the vertigo is coming from the cervical spine.  A study in a Polish medical journal found that using multiple therapies including manual therapy, acupuncture and vestibular rehabilitation helps with this disorder. ~…

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Pilates Helps Neck Pain

In the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, they looked at an exercise method called Pilates.  This trial study demonstrated the effectiveness of the Pilates method for the treatment of chronic neck pain, resulting in improvement of pain, function, quality of life, and reduction of the use of analgesics. ~ Dr. Broussard Effectiveness of the Pilates…

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Characteristics of Chiropractic Patients Being Treated for Chronic Low Back and Neck Pain

In general, chiropractic patients were highly-educated, white females with at least partial insurance coverage for chiropractic care.  Over 90% reported high satisfaction with their care.  Avoiding surgery was the most important reason they chose chiropractic care. ~ Dr. Broussard JMPT July–August, 2018Volume 41, Issue 6, Pages 445–455 Patricia M. Herman, ND, PhD Abstract Objectives Chronic low back…

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Neck Alignment and the Development of Symptoms

A Straight Cervical Spine Is Related to Disc Degeneration at C7-T1 and Does Not Affect the Development of Symtoms In Healthy People. ~ Dr. Broussard Twenty-year Longitudinal Follow-up MRI Study of Asymptomatic Volunteers: The Impact of Cervical Alignment on Disk Degeneration Clinical Spine Surgery. Publish Ahead of Print():, AUG 2018 DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000706 , PMID: 30102637…

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