Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Dry Needling Trigger Points Helps Hip Arthritis
Dry needling is not necessarily acupuncture, but the technique does use acupuncture needles. Typically, an acupuncture needle is inserted into a myofascial trigger point. In an article published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the authors found that dry needling therapy in trigger points of the hip muscles reduced pain and improved hip muscle…
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Low Oxalates Foods May Help Reduce Auto-Immune Disease Risk, Autism and Fibromyalgia
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., DACBN, MS, CFMP Oxalate (or oxalic acid) is a compound found in a variety of plant-based foods. Under a microscope, oxalates are jagged in structure and look somewhat crystalline. During metabolism, oxalic acid combines with other minerals like calcium, sodium, magnesium, and potassium to form compounds like calcium oxalate and sodium oxalate…
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Efficacy and Safety of OTC Therapies for Chronic Constipation
April 26, 2021 The American Journal of Gastroenterology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This is an updated review on over-the-counter laxatives for constipation. Senna and polyethylene glycol have the highest level of evidence. Fiber, stimulant laxatives, and magnesium salts have moderate levels of evidence for efficacy. No serious adverse events were noted with these therapies. – Mukund Venu, MD, FACG INTRODUCTION…
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Higher Mushroom Consumption is Associated With a Lower Risk of Cancer
April 21, 2021 Penn State News HERSHEY, Pa. — Next time you make a salad, you might want to consider adding mushrooms to it. That’s because higher mushroom consumption is associated with a lower risk of cancer, according to a new Penn State study, published on March 16 in Advances in Nutrition. The systematic review and…
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What Do People Believe About Back Pain?
In an article published in BMC Public Health, they found that a lot of people have beliefs contrary to the evidence. For instance, they believe that having back pain means you will always have weakness in your back, it will get progressively worse, resting is a good thing, and that x-rays and other scans are…
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Want To Reduce Your Low Back Pain? Increase Your Activity by 33%
In this article published in SPINE, the authors found that increased leisure-time physical activity was associated with a lower prevalence of lower back pain. Try to increase your physical activity by 33% and see if that helps your lower back pain. ~ Dr. Broussard The Association Between Leisure-time Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Low Back…
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Does Chiropractic Treatment Help the Immune System?
An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association entitled, “Assessment of Studies Evaluating Spinal Manipulative Therapy and Infectious Disease and Immune System Outcomes”, the authors concluded that clinical evidence was found to support or refute claims that SMT was efficacious or effective in changing immune system outcomes. They said that there is limited…
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“Text Neck” May Not Be A Real Thing
There are articles out there that claim that texting and reading on a smartphone causes neck pain. This article published in the journal SPINE says that “text neck” and the neck flexion angle using a smartphone is not associated with neck pain frequency or intensity in adults. ~ Dr. Broussard Association Between Text Neck and…
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Back Pain Treatments That Are Effective
In the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a group of researchers wanted to look at what treatments were effective for back pain that was 6 – 12 weeks old. They found that the most effective treatments were 1) exercise, 2) heat wraps, 3) opioids, 4) manual therapy and 5) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. ~ Dr. Broussard Effectiveness…
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Major Risk of Injury for Recreational Runners
ScienceDaily Top Health – April 12, 2021 Almost half of all recreational runners incur injuries, mostly relating to knees, calves or Achilles tendons, and the level of risk is equally high whatever your age, gender or running experience. These are the findings of a thesis within sport science. Doctoral student Jonatan Jungmalm recruited a little over…