Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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DASH Diet May Reduce Your Chance of Gout Attacks Within 30 Days
April 13, 2017 Clinical Rheumatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Participants adhering to either the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet or a control diet underwent repeated serum uric acid (SUA) measurement to evaluate the time required for the DASH diet to affect SUA levels. The participants following the DASH diet had a reduction in SUA of…
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Worsening Asthma Tied to Sausage and Ham
by Alexandria Bachert Staff Writer, MedPage TodayDecember 20, 2016 Diets rich in processed meats such as ham, sausage, and salami were associated with worsening asthma symptoms over time, according to researchers in France. Results from a 7-year prospective study of 971 French adults showed a clear link between cured meat intake and worsening asthma symptoms…
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The Effectiveness and Harms of Spinal Manipulation Therapy
The Effectiveness and Harms of Spinal Manipulative Therapy for the Treatment of Acute Neck and Lower Back Pain: A Systematic Review Evidence-based Synthesis Program Investigators: Paul G Shekelle, MD, PhD, Neil M Paige, MD, MSHS, Isomi M Miake-Lye, BA, Jessica M Beroes, BS, Marika Suttorp Booth, MS, and Roberta Shanman, MS. Back pain and neck pain are among…
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Rx for Pain Patients Who Are Obese: Recommend the Mediterranean Diet
Written by Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN We often see pain patients in our clinic who are obese. Many of them did not start their pain journey this way, and there is emerging evidence that pain, in addition to changing activity, can also change dietary patterns. In addition, the stress of chronic pain combined with…
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The Web Tech Knee Brace
A company that makes braces, just came out with a brace for knee arthritis. It is called the Web Tech Knee Brace. I took a look at it, and it looks useful, especially if you are on your feet for a long time. If you want to take a look, CLICK HERE.
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Osteoporosis: The Toxic Metal Effect
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. Millions of Americans have been led to believe that osteoporosis is simply a deficiency of the common drugs, Boniva, Evista, Actonel, or Fosamax. Many are prescribed the “knee-jerk” recommendation of 1500 mgs of calcium a day to prevent osteoporosis. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. It is…
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Fear of Movement Plagues Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
In this article, they found that people who have knee pain because of their arthritis tend to reduce their physical activity, and get weaker, which then leads to more pain. Vicious cycle! That is how I can help people with knee pain by using Trigenics. I can create a window of opportunity where the knee…
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If you have low back pain try these steps first
POSTED APRIL 03, 2017, 10:00 AM Monique Tello, MD, MPH, Contributing Editor Low back pain, the scourge of mankind: it is the second leading cause of disability here in the United States, and the fourth worldwide. It’s also one of the top five medical problems for which people see doctors. Almost every day that I see…
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Manual Therapy Popular For Headache Treatments
This paper concludes that manual therapy like chiropractors use, appears to be the most common non-medical treatment utilized for the management of common recurrent headaches. A critical review of manual therapy use for headache disorders: prevalence, profiles, motivations, communication and self-reported effectiveness Craig S. Moore BMC Neurology https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-017-0835-0© The Author(s). 2017 Received: 2 August 2016Accepted:…
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Stretching Exercises vs Celebrex (anti-inflammatory) For Chronic Back Pain
This study shows that stretching exercises were almost the equivalent to that of taking the anti-inflammatory, Celebrex for chronic back pain. Therapeutic efficacy of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy versus exercise therapy in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a prospective study Naoto Takahashi FUKUSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE Vol. 63 (2017) No. 1 p. 8-15…