Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Acupuncture Helps Prevent Migraine Headaches Safely
A paper published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, the authors reviewed the medical literature to assess how well acupuncture worked for the prevention of migraine headache compared to pharmacological treatment. The authors concluded that there was moderate evidence that acupuncture is mildly more effective and much safer than medication for the prevention of migraine headaches. ~…
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Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain
The authors of this paper published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews searched medical databases to find the effects of acupuncture for chronic lower back pain. They found that acupuncture may relieve pain immediately after treatment, but the therapy may improve function immediately after sessions as well as physical but not mental quality of…
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Vitamin D Status Associated With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
If you know someone that suffers from lower urinary tract symptoms, suggest they get their Vitamin D status checked. An article in The Journal of Urology suggests that if you have sufficient Vitamin D, you should not suffer from as much lower urinary tract symptoms. Can be an easy fix. ~ Dr. Broussard December 07,…
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Optimization of Chiropractic Treatment for Low Back Pain
In this article published in The Journal of Pain, Dr. Fritz and her colleagues found that in order to optimize the benefits of chiropractic spinal manipulation, it needs to be combined with exercises that activate a muscle called the multifidus. I have been prescribing multifidus muscle activating exercises to my patients since 2002. Just go…
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Running Does Not Wear Knees Out
In an article published in Physical Therapy in Sport, the authors determined that running does not inevitably cause the knee cartilage to wear out. ~ Dr. Broussard The effect of running on knee joint cartilage: A systematic review and meta-analysis Physical Therapy in Sport Volume 47, January 2021, Pages 147-155 Xueping Dong Highlights · A…
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Stem Cells Improves Healing With ACL Grafts
People who had bone marrow stem cell injections when they underwent knee ACL reconstruction healed more quickly that without the injections. I think that if I was an athlete, and needed ACL reconstruction, I would ask my surgeon to take a look at this article. ~ Dr. Broussard Bone Marrow Improves Healing With ACL Grafts…
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KT Tape May Help Your Back Pain
It is believed that KT Tape helps in reducing pressure to the tissue, which may reduce discomfort or pain. In addition, it is also believed that correct taping can help provide support to muscles by helping the muscle to not over-extend or over-contract. An article published in Chiropractic & Manual Therapies reports that using KT…
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The best science-backed hangover remedies
Alistair Gardiner|November 25, 2020 We’re all familiar with the visceral markers of a hangover: headaches, nausea, shaking, fatigue, and (sometimes) diarrhea. There are also a number of physiological symptoms that you may not have consciously identified before. These include a rise in systolic blood pressure, increased heart rate, and overproducing sweat-glands. Additionally, the hungover may…
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Gut microbes: the key to normal sleep
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events|November 30, 2020 With fall and winter holidays coming up, many will be pondering the relationship between food and sleep. Researchers led by Professor Masashi Yanagisawa at the University of Tsukuba in Japan hope they can focus people on the important middlemen in the equation: bacterial microbes in the gut. Their detailed study…
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Vegan Diet Brings Slew of Metabolic Benefits
— Tops among them: weight loss, reduced fatty liver, and fatty muscles. by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 30, 2020 A plant-based diet low in fat yielded several metabolic benefits, according to a new trial. Over a 16-week period, adults with overweight or obesity who were randomized to a low-fat vegan diet lost…