Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Exercise May Help Reduce Your Pain
If you want to be involved in helping your own pain, try exercise. An article published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, showed that exercise at the site of where you hurt, seems to be more effective than pain education, massage and stress management. ~ Dr. Broussard Pain sensitivity is reduced by exercise training: Evidence from…
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Studies show vitamin D fights these 3 diseases
Alistair Gardiner|November 25, 2020 How often do you get out and enjoy the sunshine? If the answer is not much, you may want to start thinking about other ways to get a regular dose of vitamin D. According to estimates, vitamin D deficiency affects roughly 1 billion people worldwide—and almost half the global population has at…
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Lifestyle Mods May Head Off Gout
— Four addressable factors appear key by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 24, 2020 Reducing four particular risk factors for gout could slash incident cases in men, researchers reported. Over a 26-year period, about 77% (95% CI 56%-88%) of men likely could have avoided gout if they likewise avoid four major risk factors…
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Dried Cranberry for Women With Overactive Bladder
An article published in The Journal of Urology showed favorable results with women using 500 mg of dried cranberry per day for 24 weeks in helping their overactive bladder. I recommend you use Cranberry Complex by MediHerb which contains 2,500 mg of vacuum dried cranberry fruit. ~ Dr. Broussard Efficacy of Daily Intake of Dried Cranberry…
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Is Lumbar Fusion Necessary for Chronic Low Back Pain Associated with Degenerative Disk Disease?
In an effort to answer the question, “Is lumbar fusion necessary for chronic lower back pain that is associated with degenerative disc disease?”, the authors of a paper published in the journal World Neurosurgery found that surgery is not better than nonoperative treatment. ~ Dr. Broussard Is Lumbar Fusion Necessary for Chronic Low Back Pain…
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Neck Pain Responds to Exercise
Even though the researchers could not tell what the optimal dosage was for neck exercise, they do admit that neck exercise helps to manage neck pain. If you’re interested in seeing videos of some good neck exercises, go to my website at https://cajunchiro.net/exercise-instructions/, and scroll down to the Neck Exercises heading. Under that heading, take a…
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In this article, the authors sought to find out if chiropractic care influenced strength, balance and endurance in active-duty military personnel with back pain. They concluded from this study that active duty military personnel receiving chiropractic care showed improved strength and endurance and reduced lower back pain. ~ Dr. Broussard Effects of Chiropractic Care on…
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Epidural Corticosteroid Injections for Sciatica
An article published in the journal SPINE, reviewed the efficacy and safety of epidural steroid injections for sciatica. The authors found that ESIs are effective in the short-term, but the safety is still uncertain. ~ Dr. Broussard Epidural Corticosteroid Injections for Sciatica An Abridged Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Oliveira, Crystian B. PhD SPINE: November…
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Kiwifruit Better Tolerated Than Prunes or Psyllium for Chronic Constipation
— Kiwi tied to fewer adverse events and greater patient satisfaction by Diana Swift, Contributing Writer October 26, 2020 For patients with chronic constipation, green kiwifruit (a.k.a. Chinese gooseberry) was associated with fewer adverse effects and greater patient satisfaction than psyllium or prunes, although all three were effective, according to a randomized trial. In a…
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Neck Pain and Smart Phone Overuse
In the European Spine Journal, the authors of a paper concluded that smartphone overuse by office workers increases the chance of neck pain by 6 times. They also stated that smart phone overuse is associated with anxiety, stress and depression. ~ Dr. Broussard Neck pain associated with smartphone overuse: cross-sectional report of a cohort study…