Category: Back Pain & Sciatica
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Exercise for the Prevention of Low Back Pain
Rahman Shiri American Journal of Epidemiology, kwx337, https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwx337 Published: 19 October 2017 Abstract The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the effect of exercise in population-based interventions to prevent low back pain (LBP) and associated disability. Comprehensive literature searches were conducted in multiple databases including PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library from their…
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Back surgery may backfire on patients in pain
By Linda Carroll msnbc.com contributor updated 10/14/2010 8:55:44 AM ET Just a month after back surgery, Nancy Scatena was once again in excruciating pain. The medications her doctor prescribed barely took the edge off the unrelenting back aches and searing jolts down her left leg. “The pain just kept intensifying,” says the 52-year-old Scottsdale, Ariz.,…
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8 Ways Your Daily Routine Can Cause Lower Back Pain
Here’s how to fix your habits so you can beat nagging aches for good. By MAGGIE NIEMIEC SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 Ah, low back pain. It’s the condition that unites us all. About 31 million Americans suffer from pain in their lower backs at any given time, according to the American Chiropractic Association—and 50 to 80% of us will…
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Do Bone Spurs Cause Back Pain?
Probably Not! This study shows the presence of an association between disc space narrowing, whereas no association was found between bone spurs and low back pain. This is the first report regarding an association between disc space narrowing and neuropathic pain. The Association Between Self-reported Low Back Pain and Radiographic Lumbar Disc Degeneration of the…
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Why Maintenance Matters
By Donald M. Petersen Jr., BS, HCD(hc), FICC(h), Publisher I like being right. As a publisher, you have to be right the vast majority of the time. The other times are filled with apologies and published erratas, which at the very least tend to be embarrassing. As a chiropractic patient of 62 years, I have…
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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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Lower back pain may all be in the mind, study suggests
Sunday 3 September 2017 This article says that some people with chronic back pain have a sense of stiffness that seems to be set up in the brain to protect the back from further injury. They found that when they measured how stiff the back tissues were, it was not as stiff as their brains’…
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Recurrences of Low Back Pain During the First 12 Months After Chiropractic Treatment
This study reports a very low recurrence rate of low back pain after chiropractic treatment. In this study, the recurrence rate after chiropractic treatment was 13.4%. To put this in perspective, another study of people receiving usual non-operative care such as steriod injections for back pain from a herniated disc, have a recurrence rate…
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Chiropractic Care For Low Back Pain Compared to Physical Therapy and Medical Care
When comparing chiropractic treatment for low back pain to physical therapy, exercise, and medical treatment, these Canadian researchers found no real differences, and suggested that patient preference is important as to how they want their back pain treated. They also found that one is not more expensive than the other. PLoS One. 2016 Aug 3;11(8):e0160037. doi:…