Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Hydrotherapy for Fibromyalgia
by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today July 10, 2014 Various types of hydrotherapy and spa balneotherapy are popular among patients with fibromyalgia, and a systematic review and meta-analysis suggested that these types of therapy may be helpful for pain and quality of life. There was moderate to strong evidence in several studies supporting…
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Effect of Weather on Back Pain
Contrary to what a lot of patients say, this article says that weather does not seem to increase the risk of a low back pain episode. ~ Dr. Broussard Effect of Weather on Back Pain: Results From a Case‐Crossover Study – Full Text Article Arthritis Care and Research Daniel Steffens First published: 10 July 2014…
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FIBROMYALGIA: Manual Therapy Improves Function, Quality of Sleep and Depressive Symptoms
This paper reviewed a manual therapy protocol that helped with fibromyalgia. The therapist released several muscles to include the muscles under the skull, the upper chest muscles, the diaphram (breathing) muscle, and a muscle in the front of the hip. The therapist also used a low back decompression move and did a manipulation to the…
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Epidural Injections for Spinal Stenosis – Steroids vs. Lidocaine
It appears that epidural injections for spinal stenosis using steroids is NOT BETTER than just using lidocaine alone. A Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid Injections for Spinal Stenosis – Full Text Article July 3, 2014 N Engl J Med 2014; 371:11-21 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1313265 Abstract BACKGROUND Epidural glucocorticoid injections are widely used to treat symptoms of…
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Pain Journal Hurts Back Pain Outcomes
In this study, the people who kept a journal about their back pain experienced a reduced rate of recovery compared to people who did not keep a journal. This may mean that if we don’t focus on our pain, maybe we will be better off. ~ Dr. Broussard Rheumatol Int. 2015 Jan;35(1):55-9. doi: 10.1007/s00296-014-3082-3. Epub…
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Could Vitamin D Play a Role in Blood Pressure?
Low levels of vitamin D may play a causal role in the development of hypertension, researchers found. by Parker Brown June 26, 2014 Low levels of vitamin D may play a causal role in the development of hypertension, researchers found. Each 10% increase in vitamin D concentration was associated with lower diastolic blood pressure (-.29…
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Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements May Be Too Much
This article points out that some women process vitamin D and calcium differently than others, and when you begin taking supplements, you may want to work with your doctor and get blood tests every once in a while to measure your blood calcium levels. High levels can cause problems, just like low levels can. ~…
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Neck Bone Connected To The Jaw Bone
This article reported that by fixing a jaw joint problem with mouth splints, it helped people who also had neck pain! ~ Dr. Broussard Correlation between TMD and cervical spine pain and mobility: is the whole body balance TMJ related? Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:582414. doi: 10.1155/2014/582414. Epub 2014 Jun 19. Walczyńska-Dragon K1, Baron S1, Nitecka-Buchta…
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Low Back Pain During Pregnancy Responds To Chiropractic Care
This article concluded that most pregnant patients undergoing chiropractic treatment reported clinically relevant improvement at all time points of 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 m onths and 1 year. Outcomes of pregnant patients with low back pain undergoing chiropractic treatment: a prospective cohort study with short term, medium term and 1 year follow-up…
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The Low Back – Foot Connection
Leg length inequality and flat-feet can be an underlying cause of back pain. Sometimes shoe inserts, known as orthotics, can help correct poor foot posture and take pressure off the low back. Sometimes, I prescribe foot exercises in order to try to strengthen the muscles of the foot itself to help with foot posture. The…