Author: Andre Broussard, D.C.
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Isometric Neck Exercises Can Help Reduce Pain and Improve Curve In The Neck Bones
Some neck pain patients have a loss of their normal curve in the neck. This study shows that a home exercise program can help improve the curve in the neck and reduce pain. To do the exercise: Sit in an upright position and place hands behind the head. Try to push the head backward while…
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Sitting is the new Smoking
Another Study Ties Sitting to Mortality Risk by Alexandria Bachert MPH, Staff Writer, MedPage Today September 11, 2017 Sitting more than half the day, regardless of how much exercise people got otherwise, was associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality in a large prospective study of middle-aged and older adults in the U.S. Those spending…
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Bone Density Exam/Testing
Bone Density Test A bone density test is the only test that can diagnose osteoporosis before a broken bone occurs. This test helps to estimate the density of your bones and your chance of breaking a bone. NOF recommends a bone density test of the hip and spine by a central DXA machine to diagnose…
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Why Is Osteoarthritis Increasing?
New study finds osteoarthritis is more than wear and tear by Leo Robert, Rheumatology Network August 20, 2017 Knee osteoarthritis has more than doubled in prevalence since the mid-20th century after occurring at low frequencies since prehistoric times, a study has found. Writing online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers from…
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Targeted Training For Back Pain
This study recommends that people with back pain exercise to improve muscle strength, endurance, and try to improve the ability to tell where the body is in space. I would recommend something like Yoga or Tai Chi, and the Core Stabilization Exercises on the Exercise Instructions page on my website. ~ Dr. Broussard Correlations between…
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Spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain—time for an update
In this article published in the Canadian Family Physician, the authors review the effectiveness, adverse events, cost-effectiveness, and patient satisfaction with using spinal manipulation for low back pain. André E. Bussières, Claude A. Gauthier, Gilles Fournier and Martin Descarreaux Canadian Family Physician September 2017, 63 (9) 669-672 We read with interest the Tools for Practice…
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Hydraulic distention and frozen shoulder management
This study discusses a technique called hydraulic distension for frozen shoulder. What is hydraulic distension? The technique involves inserting a needle into the front of the shoulder joint and injecting lidocaine, a numbning agent, triamcinolone, which is a steroid, and then about 40 ml of chilled saline solution forcibly injected into the joint space. This…
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Mediterranean-style diet may eliminate need for reflux medications
Date: September 7, 2017 Source: Northwell Health Summary: A plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet has been shown to provide the same medical benefits for treating laryngopharyngeal reflux as popular reflux medications, according to new research. A plant-based, Mediterranean-style diet has been shown to provide the same medical benefits for treating laryngopharyngeal reflux as popular reflux medications. This…
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Growing-Up Barefoot Influences the Development of The Foot
This study found that habitual footwear use has significant effects on foot-related outcomes in all age groups, such as a reduction in foot arch and hallux angles. A reduction in the foot arch is associated with problems like plantar fascitis and heel spurs. Hallux angles are associated with problems like bunions. Growing-up (habitually) barefoot influences…
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Reducing inflammation without lowering cholesterol cuts risk of cardiovascular events
Inflammatory hypothesis confirmed: Landmark randomized clinical trial of high-risk patients finds that a drug targeting inflammation reduced risk of major adverse cardiovascular events Date: August 28, 2017 Source: Brigham and Women’s Hospital Summary: Investigators have announced results of a clinical trial culminating from 25 years of cardiovascular research work. The team reports a significant reduction…