Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Want To Lower Your Blood Pressure By 20 Points? Try This Exercise…
Want to know about an exercise that can lower blood pressure significantly? We’re talking as much as 10-20 mmHg. No, it’s not an endurance exercise. No, it’s not strength exercise. It’s actually an exercise you can do anytime and anywhere. It’s called isometrics. What are Isometric Exercises? Isometric exercises, the kind where you contract large…
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Your Back Pain Could Be Killing You….Literally
Back pain shows significant association with mortality among older women PUBLIC RELEASE: 6-NOV-2018 BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER Researchers at Boston Medical Center found that frequent, persistent back pain is associated with earlier death in a study of more than 8,000 older women who were followed for an average of 14 years. After controlling for important sociodemographic…
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Ultrasound Not Recommended for Plantar Fascitis
This article concludes that therapeutic ultrasound does not improve the treatment for plantar fascitis, therefore, ultrasound should not be included in the treatment of plantar fascitis. ~ Dr. Broussard Additive Effect of Therapeutic Ultrasound in the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Authors: Yigal Katzap, MPT1,2, Michael Haidukov, BPT3, Olivier M. Berland, PT,…
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How NOT to Have High Blood Pressure
October 31, 2018 By Dr. William Davis The average American’s lifetime risk for developing high blood pressure is 90%, even using the lax definition of hypertension in clinical studies (that typically don’t label a BP high unless it is 140/90 mmHg or higher, even though we know that, for example, risk for stroke and cardiovascular…
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Back pain – The Salty Snack You Should AVOID Or Risk Lower Backache
BACK pain could be prevented by watching your diet, changing your sleep position, or by making some changes to your sleep position. You could also reduce the risk of lower back pain symptoms by avoiding this salty snack. By MATT ATHERTON PUBLISHED: 21:50, Tue, Oct 30, 2018 | UPDATED: 21:58, Tue, Oct 30, 2018 Back…
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8 Glasses of Water A Day: Myth or Medicine?
John Murphy, MDLinx | October 10, 2018 Everyone knows that you need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. This advice has been around forever, so it must be true, right? Probably not. There’s no scientific evidence to support the claim that the average human needs to drink 8 glasses (ie, 8-oz cups) of…
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Could Omega-3 Supplements Help Reduce Anxiety?
Published Monday 15 October 2018 By Tim Newman Fact checked by Jasmin Collier A recently published meta-analysis concludes that omega-3 oil supplements might reduce symptoms of anxiety for some people. Anxiety is one of the most common psychiatric symptoms in the United States. It can appear as a standalone anxiety disorder or as part of…
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Processed and junk foods: Bad news for pretty much every system in the body
Liz Meszaros, MDLinx | October 24, 2018 The number of fast foods restaurants in American has doubled since 1970. Is it a coincidence that since that year, the number of obese Americans has more than doubled as well? Likely not, when you consider that nearly 50% of American adults eat fast food at least once…
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Pain Medication: Sometimes More Isn’t Better
By Lorraine L. Janeczko October 24, 2018 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with osteoarthritis who start opioid treatment at higher doses tend to have higher treatment-failure rates, according to an industry-sponsored study. The findings were presented in a poster September 13 at the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) World Congress on…
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Play “D”fence before you Replace That Knee
written by Dr. Carl Freeman The Lower the “D” the Higher the Risks (Vitamin D and Knee Replacement) Knee patients who are vitamin D deficient ninety days before having a total knee replacement have a 69% higher rate of manipulations under anesthesia (MUA), a 76% higher rate of infection, and a three-fold higher risk of prosthesis…