Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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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…
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Electroacupuncture Promotes Stem Cells To Help Tissue Repair
This article found that electroacupuncture can help healing by stimulating stem cell production and reduce inflammation by stimulating the body’s natural anti-inflammatory chemicals. ~ Dr. Broussard Electroacupuncture Promotes Central Nervous System‐Dependent Release of Mesenchymal Stem Cells – Full Text Article Tatiana E. Salazar Stem Cells 2017;35:1303–1315 Abstract Electroacupuncture (EA) performed in rats and humans using…
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Study cites risk factors for conversion to TKA following knee arthroscopy
If you have any of these, you are at risk of going on to have a total knee replacement if you’ve already had your knee scoped. Obesity Older than 70 years old Have diabetes Depression Rheumatoid arthritis Boyd JA, et al. Orthopedics. 2016;doi:10.3928/01477447-20160719-01. March 7, 2017 Results from this study demonstrated women, patients 70 years and…
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Advice for Safe Fish Consumption
March 7, 2017 Rebecca Voelker, MSJ JAMA. 2017;317(9):900. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.1063 Along with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the FDA has issued final advice on safe fish consumption geared toward pregnant or breastfeeding women and young children. Together, the agencies created a reference chart that sorts 62 types of fish into “best,” “good,” or “avoid” categories.…
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Association Between Dietary Factors and Death From Heart Disease, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes in the United States
Renata Micha, RD, PhD JAMA. 2017;317(9):912-924. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.0947 Key Points Question What is the estimated mortality due to heart disease, stroke, or type 2 diabetes (cardiometabolic deaths) associated with suboptimal intakes of 10 dietary factors in the United States? Findings In 2012, suboptimal intake of dietary factors was associated with an estimated 318 656 cardiometabolic deaths, representing 45.4% of…
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Spinal Manipulation for Back and Neck Pain: Does It Work?
Spinal Manipulation: A Valid Technique? In her office at McMaster University in Toronto, Anita Gross, MSc, has logged paper after paper showing that spinal manipulation can help control neck pain. “The evidence keeps growing and growing,” she says. Gross, a physiotherapist and associate professor of rehabilitation science, helped write a 2015 Cochrane review of the…
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Knee Pain Severity, Not Structural Damage, a Risk Factor for Incident Widespread Pain
MARCH 3, 2017 For people who have osteoarthritis (OA), knee pain severity may be a far more important predictor of long-term incident widespread pain than structural damage, according to results from Canada’s Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST). Indeed, researchers at the Université de Montréal concluded that consistent frequent knee pain, symptomatic knee OA and knee pain…
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Chiropractic Manipulation or Medication for Low Back Pain?
3/6/17 By Andrew Moeller Pain medication is a common and convenient treatment for lower back pain. But easier is not always better, as a recent study suggests that spinal manipulation may provide more relief than at least one popular pain medication. Published in the journal Spine, the recent study suggests that treating acute, non-specific lower…