Category: Back Pain & Sciatica
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The Role of Magnesium in Neurological Disorders
There is strong data to suggest a role for magnesium in migraine and depression, and emerging data to suggest a protective effect of magnesium for chronic pain, anxiety, and stroke. Nutrients 2018, 10(6), 730; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10060730 Anna E. Kirkland Abstract: Magnesium is well known for its diverse actions within the human body. From a neurological standpoint,…
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Injured veteran credits chiropractic with saving him from opioid addiction
Jane K. Martinez, Contributor Published 7:00 a.m. ET July 10, 2018 SOMERVILLE — At just 19-years-old, Joseph Faro of Bridgewater was robbed of his lifelong dream in the blink of an eye. He tries not to see it that way and, at 27 now, he is adjusting to life as a civilian, future accountant and…
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Neck and Back Pain Prognosis Using Chiropractic Treatment
This paper says you have a 90% chance of being helped with chiropractic treatment for your neck and back problems withing 6 weeks. They also say you have a 10% chance of experiencing a “rapid complete recovery”. ~ Dr. Broussard Long-term trajectories of patients with neck pain and low back pain presenting to chiropractic care:…
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Sit-To-Stand Testing For Functional Impairment
If you can go from the seated to the standing position 5 times in 10.4 seconds or less, there is no objective functional impairment due to lumbar degenerative disease. No impairment: 0 – 10.4 seconds Mild impairment: 10.5 – 15.2 seconds Moderate impairment: 15.3 – 22.0 seconds Severe impairment: Greater than 22.0 seconds ~…
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Does Gabapentin Help Back Pain Or Sciatica?
This paper concludes that anticonvulsants are ineffective for back pain or sciatic symptoms and that gabapentin has a higher risk for adverse events. ~ Dr. Broussard Anticonvulsants in the treatment of low back pain and lumbar radicular pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis Oliver Enke, Heather A. New, Charles H. New, Stephanie Mathieson, Andrew J.…
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Does Kinesio Taping® Help Back Pain?
This study found that Kinesio Taping® DOES NOT HELP back pain any more than any other intervention, and the authors said they do not support the use of Kinesio Taping® in clinical practice for patients with chronic back pain. ~ Dr. Broussard Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2018 Jun 26. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002756. [Epub ahead of print] Effectiveness of…
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Disc Herniation: Chiropractic Just As Safe as Primary Care
This study out of Canada found that chiropractic care is just as safe as primary care for treating herniated discs. ~ Dr. Broussard Chiropractic care and risk for acute lumbar disc herniation: a population-based self-controlled case series study. Eur Spine J. 2018 Jul;27(7):1526-1537. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5325-y. Epub 2017 Oct 16. Hincapié CA, Tomlinson GA, Côté P5,…
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Neck and Back Pain Rates Worse In Diabetics
This article suggests that diabetics have a higher rate of neck and lower back pain. If you are female, have mental disorders, breathing problems, obese and are physically inactive, you are especially vulnerable. If a diabetic has neck pain, they are 8 times more likely to report lower back pain, than those without neck pain.…
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BACK PAIN: A Global Problem – Can Chiropractors Help?
Providing care to people with low back pain is core business for the chiropractic profession, and low back pain is the most common presenting symptom to chiropractors in all parts of the globe. The main message of these papers support an evidence-based chiropractic approach as a reasonable first line approach for patients with low back…
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Medications or Substances Causing Back Pain
Here is a list of 253 medications and substances that can be the cause of back pain. Medications or Substances Causing Back Pain