Category: Back Pain & Sciatica
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Reduced Sleep Leads to Back Pain and Back Pain Leads to Lack of Sleep
When a patient begins care at my office, an important factor in my recommendations for the frequency of care, is if the symptoms interfere with their sleep. If symptoms interfere with sleep, I recommend frequent care in or der to improve the ability to sleep. If you can’t sleep, you can’t heal. ~ Dr. Broussard…
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Virtual Reality for Chronic Back Pain Wins FDA Nod
— Immersive system incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy and other techniques by Judy George, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 16, 2021 An immersive virtual reality (VR) system incorporating cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and other methods was approved to help treat chronic lower back pain, the FDA announced Tuesday. “Millions of adults in the United States are living…
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Lumbar Disc Degeneration Linked To Inflammation
In an article published in the journal Archives of Orthopedic Trauma and Surgery, by Mark J. Lambrechts who is an orthopedic resident in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at University Physicians, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, Dr. Lambrechts concluded that lumbar disc degeneration may be linked to not only older age, but also other comorbidities…
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Exercise Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain
Exercise and manual therapy both help people with chronic lower back pain, and in my view, the combination of both take the improvement up to a level that either one alone won’t do. ~ Dr. Broussard Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 28;9(9):CD009790. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009790.pub2. Jill A Hayden 1, Jenna Ellis 1, Rachel Ogilvie 1,…
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Can Spinal Manipulation and Acupuncture Fix A Herniated Disc?
In the journal World Journal of Clinical Cases, a case report was published documenting how they fixed a herniated disc using acupuncture and spinal manipulations that chiropractors use in their offices. ~ Dr. Broussard Retraction of lumbar disc herniation achieved by noninvasive techniques: A case report World J Clin Cases. 2021 Sep 26;9(27):8082-8089. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i27.8082.…
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Back Pain and Degenerative MRI Findings
In a study published in the prestigious journal SPINE, German orthopedic surgeon, Richard Kasch, M.D. concluded that most degenerative findings found on MRI scans do not have clinically important associations with back problems. Basically, degenerative findings seem to be simply the normal aging process. ~ Dr. Broussard Association of Lumbar MRI Findings with Current and…
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American Medical Association’s Patient Page for Low Back Pain
AMA’s Patient Page recommends both chiropractic and acupuncture for acute and chronic low back pain. July 20, 2021 Low Back Pain Adrian C. Traeger, PhD1; Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA2; James H. McAuley, PhD3 Author Affiliations Article Information JAMA. 2021;326(3):286. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.19715 Journal Reference
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Do Muscle Relaxers Help Low Back Pain?
In the British Medical Journal, the authors of a published study said that considerable uncertainty exists about the clinical efficacy and safety of muscle relaxants for low back pain. Furthermore, there is very low and low certainty evidence that muscle relaxers do not provide clinically important reductions in pain intensity at or before two weeks…
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Prevention of Spinal Pain
In an article published in the Journal of Physiotherapy, the authors report that exercise is effective in preventing the recurrence of lower back pain. If you are inclined to do exercises, you can reduce your risk by up to 45%. They are still unsure as to exactly what exercises and how much exercise one has…
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Severe Back Pain Shortens Women’s Lives
APRIL 20, 2021 by Boston Medical Center New research from Boston Medical Center identifies elevated mortality risk for women with back pain when compared to women without back pain. Back pain was not associated with mortality among men indicating long-term consequences of back pain may differ by sex. New research from Boston Medical Center identifies…