Category: Back Pain & Sciatica
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Are respiratory disorders risk factors for troublesome low-back pain
Other health issues and lower back pain is relatively underinvestigated even though there are some associations with other factors. As such, the cause is unclear and is suggested as the classic hen and egg situation of… which comes first? Future research is needed to determine whether an association between lower back pain and respiratory disorders…
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Natural History of Back Pain in Older Adults over Five Years
For people over 55 years old, if you only use medicine for your lower back pain, you can expect to get most of your relief in the first 3-6 months. Most of you will not become pain free within 3 months, and this does not improve over 5 years. ~ Dr. Broussard Wendelien H. van…
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Does the Addition of Massage Help My Chiropractic Treatment For Back Pain?
In this article, they showed that spinal manipulation alone is more effective than combined with something like myofascial release for chronic lower back pain. ~ Dr. Brousard Effectiveness of Spinal Manipulation and Myofascial Release Compared With Spinal Manipulation Alone on Health-Related Outcomes in Individuals With Non-Specific Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial Physiotherapy, 107, 71-80…
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Throwing out your back – What does it mean? [Video]
Throwing out your back. Here I show what ‘ throwing out your back’ looks like using the models I craft. Often, the cause of this pain is due to the buckling or folding of a spinal level creating an injury to one of the many anatomical structures of the spine. ~ Jerome Fryer WATCH THE…
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Early Access to Chiropractors, PTs Tied to Decreased Long-Term Opioid Use
October 23, 2019 Odds of short- or long-term opioid use higher for initial visits with physicians for low back pain TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Patients who initially see a physical therapist or chiropractor for low back pain rather than a primary care physician are much less likely to be prescribed opioids, according…
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Chiropractors Reduce Risk of Being Prescribed Opioids for Back Pain
As opposed to going to the primary care doctor first, initial visits to chiropractors or physical therapists is associated with substantially decreased early and long-term use of opioids. ~Dr. Broussard Observational retrospective study of the association of initial healthcare provider for new-onset low back pain with early and long-term opioid use BMJ Open 2019;9:e028633. doi:…
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Evidence of Acupuncture Treatment in the Management of Low Back Pain
This article reviewed the studies on acupuncture and low back pain, and they found that there is moderate evidence of efficacy for acupuncture in reducing back pain. ~ Dr. Broussard Evidence of efficacy of acupuncture in the management of low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo- or sham-controlled trials Acupunct Med.…
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Burden of Sciatica on US Medicare Recipients
This article published in the This article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons calculated that 25% of the Medicare patients they surveyed reported the diagnosis of sciatica. calculated that 25% of the Medicare patients they surveyed reported the diagnosis of sciatica. Burden of Sciatica on US Medicare Recipients Journal of…
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Lumbar Traction for Back Pain and Herniated Discs
Traction for back pain and herniated discs seem to help in the short term. For home traction, I recommend considering the Saunders Home Lumbar Traction Device. ~ Dr. Broussard The effect of mechanical traction on low back pain in patients with herniated intervertebral disks: a systemic review and meta-analysis Clinical Rehabilitation First Published August 28,…
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Tylenol Shown Ineffective For Acute Low Back Pain
Paracetamol, which is the same thing as Tylenol, is ineffective for acute lower back pain in this study published in the journal, PAIN. The authors recommend that pain doctors provide advice and reassurance without adding this drug. ~ Dr. Broussard Paracetamol is ineffective for acute low back pain even for patients who comply with treatment…