Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Can I Get Chiropractic Treatment After Back Surgery?
In October of 2017, there was an article published to educate clinicians about the benefits of spinal manipulation and therapeutic exercises in cases of post-surgical disc herniation, which is considered a relative contra-indication, successfully used in this case. Sciatica due to disc herniation is one of the most common conditions seen in spine care practices…
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Supplemental Antioxidants Improve Visual Function in Non-Advanced Macular Degeneration
December 06, 2017 Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This study was designed to assess the impact of the combination of supplemental macular carotenoids with co-antioxidants on visual function in 121 patients with AMD. Patients were randomized to receive zinc alone or the combination of 25 mg zinc and 10 mg meso-zeaxanthin. Letter contrast…
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The Answer to Diabetic Leg Pain?
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S. One of the complications of diabetes is peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy is a result of nerve damage which often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in your hands and feet. People generally describe the pain of peripheral neuropathy as tingling or burning as well as a loss of sensation…
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Anti-inflammatory diet: What to know
Last reviewed Sun 3 December 2017 By Jenna Fletcher Reviewed by Natalie Butler, RD, LD The human body uses inflammation to help fight illness and also protect areas from further harm. In most cases, inflammation is a necessary part of the healing process. However, some medical conditions cause faulty inflammatory responses. These are called chronic…
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A Chiropractor Gets Knee Pain Relief Using Trigenics – Video
Dr. Michael Egan and Dr. Allan Oolo Austin are seen here teaching a KNEE and lower extremity course in Sydney Australia. The live patient is actually a chiropractic doctor who was taking the course and who had suffered with knee pain for 20 years. Watch as she finally cries with joy over the immediate pain…
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What Patients Love About Chiropractic – National Health Interview Survey
By Editorial Staff – Dynamic Chiropractic Magazine Dynamic Chiropractic – December 1, 2017, Vol. 35, Issue 12 Findings from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, “the most recent source providing data on the use of complementary health care approaches by adults in the United States,” reveals why patients utilize chiropractic and what they value most. The…
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Acupuncture for Chronic Pain
Highlights – Acupuncture has a clinically relevant effect on chronic pain that persists over time – The effect of acupuncture cannot be explained only by placebo effects – Factors in addition to the specific effects of needling are important contributors – Referral for acupuncture treatment is a reasonable option for chronic pain patients Abstract Despite…
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Can Exercise Prevent Knee Osteoarthritis?
Jennifer Abbasi JAMA. Published online November 22, 2017. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.16144 A study of human skeletons housed in the vaults of US museums is providing a unique historical perspective on the prevailing wisdom that knee osteoarthritis (OA) is primarily a disease of aging and overweight, factors that are difficult if not impossible to prevent at the population level. In the…
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Sugar and cancer: A surprise connection or 50-year cover-up?
NOVEMBER 29, 2017 Top News in Oncology Healthline/Medical News Today Can sugar cause cancer? It seems that evidence pointing this way was discovered in a study funded by the sugar industry nearly 50 years ago—but the work was never published. An industry-funded research project found higher levels of a cancer-causing enzyme in rats fed a…
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A Functional Medicine Approach to Fibromyalgia
It is estimated that fibromyalgia affects nearly 6 million or 1 in 50 people, causing chronic pain, particularly muscle pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, brain fog, or cognitive impairment, depression and painful tender points throughout the body. Not surprisingly, conventional medicine focuses only on managing symptoms through pain medications and antidepressants. Functional medicine, on the other hand,…