Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Achilles Tendinopathy Treated with Exercise PLUS Electroacupuncture
In this study, they compared exercises only with exercises PLUS electroacupuncture. The authors concluded that electroacupuncture with exercises significantly improves the short-term pain control for Achilles tendinopathy. ~ Dr. Broussard Treatment of Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy Using Adjunct Electroacupuncture Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Matthew Hawks, Erik Clauson, Pamela Hughes, Rebecca Lauters, and Paul Crawford Published…
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Teens Using Smartphones for More Than 3 Hours a Day Have More Back Pain
Published April 7, 2023 | Originally published on MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events Thanks to the popularization of smartphones and tablets, and the multiplication of video channels, computer games and educational apps, children and adolescents are spending more and more time looking at screens, usually with bad posture, which can cause back pain, among other problems. A…
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Low Carbohydrate Diet May Help Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Safety, Efficacy, and Tolerability of the Modified Atkins Diet in Persons With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy April 06, 2023 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy of the modified Atkins diet (a more liberal ketogenic diet that is presumed to have greater adherence rates) plus standard drug therapy with that of standard drug therapy alone…
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Too Much Sugar Can Damage Your Heart
In the British Medical Journal, the author of this article suggests that you keep your sugar intake to less than 25 grams of sugar per day. To give you an idea, a regular Chocolate Hershey Bar has 23 grams of sugar. ~ Dr. Broussard Dietary sugar consumption and health: umbrella review BMJ 2023; 381 doi:…
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Chiropractic Treatment Included in Evidence-Based Guidelines To The World Health Organization
Chiropractic treatment that includes spinal manipulation, is included in the evidence-based recommendations from high-quality clinical practice guidelines to inform the World Health Organization Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation for people with lower back pain with and without radiculopathy (sciatica). ~ Dr. Broussard A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Persons With Non-specific Low Back…
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Temporomandibular Disorder Treated With Chiropractic Therapy
This is a case study published a medical journal called CUREUS about a 39-year-old female patient with temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) who underwent chiropractic therapy to include spinal adjustments, soft tissue therapy and exercise rehab. After 4-weeks of therapy, her problem cleared up. ~ Dr. Broussard Cureus. 2023 Mar; 15(3): e36377. Published online 2023 Mar…
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First Device for Tinnitus Gets FDA Nod
— Ringing ears may get relief with sound and tongue stimulation by Judy George, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today March 8, 2023 The FDA granted de novo approval to Neuromod Devices’ Lenire, a bimodal neuromodulation device that is the first of its kind to be approved to treat tinnitus, the company announce. The device provides non-invasive…
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How Many Steps a Day Keep the Grim Reaper at Bay?
— Hitting goal of 8,000 steps or more just 1 to 2 days a week tied to health benefits by Kristen Monaco, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 28, 2023 Walking at least 8,000 steps even just a couple days per week was linked with a lower risk of death, a cohort study of U.S.…
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Regular Use of Laxatives Linked to Risk for Dementia
February 27, 2023 Risk for all-cause, vascular dementia was increased with number of regularly used laxative types THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Regular use of laxatives, especially use of multiple laxative types, is associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Neurology. Zhirong Yang,…
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How Does Spinal Manipulation Improve Visual Problems?
In this article published in Medicine and Pharmacy Reports, the authors discuss a mechanism of how spinal manipulation and surgery can improve visual problems cause by the neck area, because the correlation has remained unclear and controversial. ~ Dr. Broussard Cervicogenic visual dysfunction: an understanding of its pathomechanism Med Pharm Rep. 2023 Jan; 96(1): 16–19.…