Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Back Pain Is Linked With Increased Risk of Death in Older Women
Published on: November 27, 2018 Kelly Davio Back pain is a leading cause of disability, and the proportion of adults over age 65 who have back pain is increasing in the United States, particularly among women. Now, research has demonstrated that persistent back pain is also linked with an increased risk of death in older…
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BACK PAIN: Is Spinal Mobilization Effective?
This article reviewed the effect of spinal mobilization without any other therapies for patients with lower back pain and found that spinal mobilization was effective on pain, function, range of motion as well as other outcomes. ~ Dr. Broussard Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice Volume 34, February 2019, Pages 51-63 Is spinal mobilization effective for…
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Neck pain: is it part of a migraine attack or a trigger before a migraine attack?
In this study, the authors found that 89.1% of the patients reported that their headache and neck pain started and ended at the same time, and only 10.9% of them had neck pain starting at different times. As a result of this study, the authors concluded that neck pain begins simultaneously with migraine attacks may be part of…
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Don’t Sit On Your Wallet
In a recent article in Current Rheumatology Reviews, they concluded that long-standing use of rear pocket wallets may compress and sensitize the sciatic nerve, generating low back pain and sciatica. This seems to be a common source patients’ misery and diagnostic illusion for pain physicians as well. ~ Dr. Broussard Author(s): Md Abu Bakar Siddiq*, Israt…
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NUTRITION: Dark Roast Coffee Protects Human DNA
This article reports that drinking dark roast coffee reduces DNA strand breakage, and may offer beneficial protective effects on human DNA integrity. This important because It is known that there are a range of disorders that are associated with an impairment of cell DNA integrity due to increased damage to DNA. Among these disorders, there are certain…
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5 Foods To Fight Inflammation
Naveed Saleh, MD, MS, for MDLinx | November 20, 2018 Everyone knows the health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. The health value of plant-based foods is attributable in part to the phytochemicals that they produce. Phytochemicals are compounds that give plants color, odor, and flavor. Phytochemicals do wonderful things for your body, such as…
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CoQ10 To Prevent Migraine Headache and Reduce Number of Migraine Days
Try taking between 100 mg to 400 mg of CoQ10 per day to see if you experience a reduction in your migraine headaches. ~ Dr. Broussard Efficacy of CoQ10 as supplementation for migraine: A meta-analysis Acta Neurologica Scandinavica — Zeng Z, et al. | November 19, 2018 In this first-in-kind study, researchers investigated the clinical…
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Strengthening The Quadriceps Muscle Reduces Pain and Improves Function In Knee Osteoarthritis
This article reported that strengthening of the thigh muscles has an effect on pain reduction and improvement of function. These knee exercises provided muscle strengthening, pain reduction, and improved function while combination with other electrotherapy modalities or combination with Russian electrical stimulation had superiority to alone strengthening thigh muscle training. If your knees hurt too…
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Stressed at work? Transcendental Meditation May Help
Published Tuesday 23 October 2018 People who practice meditation often hail it as a fix for anything from anxiety to physical pain. Indeed, some studies suggest that it may improve our sense of well-being. Now, new research finds that one type of meditation — transcendental meditation — can relieve stress and boost emotional intelligence. The…
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Vitamin D: How Much Is Enough?
by Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S The verdict is out. We are simply not getting enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is crucial in every disease from inhibiting cancer and heart diseases to mental disease, recurrent infections, tooth loss, osteoporosis, narcolepsy and auto-immune disease. Unfortunately the reference range of Quest and Lab Corp is commonly…