Category: Back Pain & Sciatica
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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…
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The Hip-Low Back Connection
Oftentimes my patients wonder why I adjust the hips for low back pain. An orthopedic surgeon provides his editorial commentary in a journal called Arthroscopy, and tries to explain the connection from a surgical standpoint. He says, “when the hip does not move, the spine labors double”. Remember, the back bone connected to the hip…
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What Do People Believe About Back Pain?
In an article published in BMC Public Health, they found that a lot of people have beliefs contrary to the evidence. For instance, they believe that having back pain means you will always have weakness in your back, it will get progressively worse, resting is a good thing, and that x-rays and other scans are…
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Want To Reduce Your Low Back Pain? Increase Your Activity by 33%
In this article published in SPINE, the authors found that increased leisure-time physical activity was associated with a lower prevalence of lower back pain. Try to increase your physical activity by 33% and see if that helps your lower back pain. ~ Dr. Broussard The Association Between Leisure-time Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Low Back…
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Back Pain Treatments That Are Effective
In the British Journal of Sports Medicine, a group of researchers wanted to look at what treatments were effective for back pain that was 6 – 12 weeks old. They found that the most effective treatments were 1) exercise, 2) heat wraps, 3) opioids, 4) manual therapy and 5) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. ~ Dr. Broussard Effectiveness…