Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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How Can a Chiropractor Help After Sports Injury?
NOVEMBER 11, 2014 POSTED BY: Premier Orthopaedics If you’re an athlete, you understand the numerous demands of participating in a sport such as running, jumping and tackling. Putting your body through these activities can result in painful tears, sprains, and strains. But seeing a chiropractor can help you when you’ve suffered sports injuries and also…
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Doctors Warn Sitting Disease Could Become The New Smoking
NOVEMBER 3, 2014 SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Doctors are studying a new disorder related to the dangers of sitting too long at work, and the way it could kill you. Liza Ramirez is an office assistant in a doctor’s office where everything is conveniently within reach from her seat. “It makes it more efficient for patient…
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Essential Oils for Neck Pain
In an article published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, the authors found that an essential oil combination of marjoram, black pepper, lavender, and peppermint applied at 2 grams daily for 4 weeks seemed to help neck pain. ~ Dr. Broussard The Effectiveness of Essential Oils for Patients with Neck Pain: A Randomized…
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Do Rotator Cuff Tears Always Cause Pain?
In an article published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, the authors looked at MRIs of the shoulders of people WITH shoulder pain, and WITHOUT shoulder pain. They found that shoulder tendinosis and rotator cuff tears are apparent in both the painful and non-painful shoulders and clinical symptoms like pain may not match the…
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Kidney Stones and High Triglycerides
In an article published in the journal Urology, the authors found that people with high triglycerides were at an increased risk for kidney stone recurrence. Furthermore, they think that high triglycerides may represent a therapeutic target that could reduce recurrent kidney stones in this patient population. ~ Dr. Broussard Hypertriglyceridemia Is Associated With Increased Risk…
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Five ways to Eliminate Migraines. ~ Dr. Mark Hyman
Via Mark Hyman on Oct 4, 2014 If you’ve ever suffered a migraine, I don’t need to describe the feeling. These severe, nearly disabling headaches can last from hours to days and create nausea, vomiting, and severe throbbing pain on one or both sides of your head. In extreme cases, migraines can even carry stroke-like…
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Cholesterol and Low Back Pain
In this article published in the journal SPINE, the authors concluded that if some of the arteries that supply the lower back are clogged, it can be associated with disc degeneration, and if the bad cholesterol was high, it was associated with more nerve pain and higher levels of pain. ~ Dr. Broussard MR Aortography…
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Ginger or Zinc Sulfate For Menstrual Pain
In the journal Pain Management Nursing, the authors found that young women who took ginger or zinc sulfate capsules before they started their periods had less pain than a placebo group. They took either 250 mg of ginger 3 times per day, or 220 mg of zinc sulfate 3 times per day starting 4 days…
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Manipulating the Pain: Chiropractic and Other “Alternative” Treatments for Back Pain (Video)
Manipulating the Pain: Chiropractic and Other “Alternative” Treatments for Back Pain Sep 29, 2014 Lecturer: Richard A. Deyo, M.D., M.P.H. Learning Objectives Describe at least three methodological challenges in studying complementary, alternative, or integrative treatments for low back pain. Describe the overall results of randomized trials of chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture, and massage for low back pain. Describe key…
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Urinary Incontinence: American College of Physicians Offers Nonsurgical Options
Laurie Barclay, MD September 16, 2014 Kegel exercises to strengthen pelvic floor muscles, bladder training, and weight loss and exercise are effective nonsurgical treatment options for women with urinary incontinence (UI), according to a new, evidence-based clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians (ACP). The new recommendations, which target all clinicians treating women with UI,…