Category: Back Pain & Sciatica
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Chiropractic care for pain relief – Harvard Medical School Article
February 15, 2021 Spinal manipulation primary therapy, but treatment options are expanding Chiropractic is a system of therapy focused on the structure of the body, particularly the spine. Chiropractors manipulate the body’s alignment to relieve pain and improve function and to help the body heal itself. While the mainstay of chiropractic is spinal manipulation, chiropractic…
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Medication Recommendations for Back Pain & Sciatica
In an article published in the journal Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the authors found that the most common medication recommended by clinical practice guidelines for back pain and sciatica, was antidepressants. They also found that 3 of the guidelines did not recommend any medications due to lack of supporting literature, and instead recommended nonpharmacologic therapy,…
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Long Term Opioid Therapy For Chronic Low Back Pain
An article in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine suggested that long term opioid therapy does not significantly improve outcomes for patients with chronic low back pain. Chronic back pain is back pain lasting longer than 12-weeks. ~ Dr. Broussard Effectiveness of Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain April 02,…
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Cost of Chiropractic Care Versus Medical Care for Spine Pain
A study published in the journal Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, the authors concluded in part, “Patients with spine-related musculoskeletal pain who consulted a chiropractor as their initial provider incurred substantially decreased downstream healthcare services and associated costs, resulting in lower overall healthcare costs compared with medical management.” ~ Dr. Broussard Cost of chiropractic versus medical…
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Chronic Low Back Pain Treatments
In an article published in American Family Physician, nonpharmacological treatments are considered to be first-line. They recommend treatments that include exercise therapy, spinal manipulation, massage, heat, dry needling, acupuncture, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, and physical therapy. ~ Dr. Broussard Am Fam Physician. 2024 Mar;109(3):233-244. Chronic Low Back Pain in Adults: Evaluation and Management Donald Clinton…
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Spinal Manipulation and Dry Needling For Lumbar Spinal Stenosis May Help
If you have lumbar spinal stenosis, you may want to consider the addition of spinal manipulation and electrical dry needling to your longer-term treatments. ~ Dr. Broussard Spine J. 2023 Dec 14:S1529-9430(23)03563-5. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.12.002. Online ahead of print. Spinal manipulation and electrical dry needling as an adjunct to conventional physical therapy in patients with lumbar…
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Spinal Manipulation Compared to Usual Medical Care for Back Pain
In the journal SPINE, the authors of a study compared manual spinal manipulation to usual medical care, and found that manual-thrust manipulation provides greater short-term reductions in self-reported disability and pain scores compared with usual medical care and mechanical-assisted manipulations. ~ Dr. Broussard Comparison of spinal manipulation methods and usual medical care for acute and…
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Vibration Therapy May Help CHRONIC Low Back Pain
Preliminary evidence shows that vibration therapy may help improve CHRONIC low back pain. Chronic means that a person has to have had back pain for 3 months or more. However, the authors of a study state that we still need to carefully interpret the results of this study, as the certainty of evidence was low,…
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Office Employees Should Shift Their Posture Often For Relief
Office employees who sit in an office all day are advised to shift their posture in order to buffer the effects on perceived discomfort at the neck, shoulder, upper back and lower back. ~ Dr. Broussard Effects of Postural Shifting Frequency on Perceived Musculoskeletal Discomfort During 1-Hour Sitting in Office Workers Journal of Manipulative &…
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Non-Opioid Management of New Onset Back Pain
In an article published in the Journal of Orthopedic Research, the authors found that muscle relaxants and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were effective in reducing new onset back pain and disability. The combination of NSAIDs and Tylenol was better than NSIADs alone, and Tylenol by itself wasn’t much help. ~ Dr. Broussard Nonopioid pharmacological management…