Category: Back Pain & Sciatica
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Posture Correcting Shirts/Garments Not Shown To Help Pain
Based on this review, the recommendation is for doctors NOT to recommend posture correcting garments because their use in helping pain is not supported by current evidence. ~ Dr. Broussard The use of posture-correcting shirts for managing musculoskeletal pain is not supported by current evidence – a scoping review of the literature Scandinavian Journal of…
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Pain Management Best Practices Report – 2019
In this official final report on pain management best practices by the Department of Health and Human Services US Government, they included complementary and integrative health. Specifically, they recommend acupuncture, massage and manipulative procedures, mindfulness-based stress reduction, Yoga, Tai Chi, and spirituality. ~ Dr. Broussard May 9, 2019 PAIN MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE…
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Walking Reduces Risk of Low Back Pain
This study published in The Spine Journal concluded that if you want to reduce your risk of low back pain, try walking for about 30 minutes, 3 times per week. In fact, the more you walk, the less chance of experiencing back pain. ~ Dr. Broussard Walking more than 90 minutes/week was associated with a…
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Sciatica – A Real Pain in the Butt (4 part series)
Articles by Dr. Brian Abelson DC who teaches Motion Specific Technique Sciatica – A Real Pain in the Butt – Part 1 Sciatica – A Real Pain in the Butt! – Part 2 Sciatica Solutions for a Real Pain in the Butt! – Part 3 Sciatica – Small Steps, Big Changes to a Pain in the…
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Young People With Spinal Pain Respond To Chiropractic Therapies Too!
This study concluded that young people in the 10-24 age group respond clinically to chiropractic spinal manipulation, soft tissue therapy, acupuncture and other modalities that are common in chiropractic practices. ~ Dr. Broussard Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice Volume 35, May 2019, Pages 301-307 Change in young people’s spine pain following chiropractic care at a…
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Acute and Chronic Back Pain Responds To Chiropractic Care Within 4 Weeks
In this observational study, ALL of the acute back pain patients showed improvements and 75% of the chronic back pain patients showed improvement with chiropractic treatment after 4 weeks. ~ Dr. Broussard Patient-reported improvements of pain, disability, and health-related quality of life following chiropractic care for back pain – A national observational study in Sweden…
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Spinal Manipulation, Brain Plasticity, and Chronic Back Pain
Chronic back pain is associated with parts of the brain not communicating normally. This study finds that spinal manipulation helps the brain to re-organize itself, and may be another mechanism as to how chiropractic treatment helps back problems. ~ Dr. Broussard Increased Salience Network Connectivity following Spinal Manipulative Therapy is Associated with Reduced Pain in…
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Back Pain From Prolonged Standing Is Relieved by Walking
If your back hurts from standing too much, this study says to take a 5-minute walking break every 25 minutes to reduce your back pain. ~ Dr. Broussard Walking breaks can reduce prolonged standing induced low back pain Hum Mov Sci. 2019 Mar 22;66:31-37. doi: 10.1016/j.humov.2019.03.012. [Epub ahead of print] Gallagher KM. Abstract Standing is…
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BACK PAIN: Don’t Sit On Your Wallet
A few weeks ago a 73 year old man was referred to me by his MD for management of “sciatic nerve pain” that had been going on for the past 20 years after suffering a spinal compression fracture in a snowmobiling accident. This gentleman described the pain as “shock-like” and localized to only a small…
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Acupuncture Helps With Pain and Inflammation
Acupuncture seems to work by stimulating our body’s natural pain killers called the “endorphins”. It also seems to help with pain by reducing inflammation as well. This article reports that acupuncture can help with headache, neuropathic pain, low back pain, osteoarthritis and irritable bowel syndrome. ~ Dr. Broussard Acupuncture-Analgesia-Mediated Alleviation of Central Sensitization Evid Based…