Category: Exercise & Rehab
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Is Physical Therapy a Solution to the Epidemic of Unnecessary Surgery?
In this article published at MedPage Today, the doctor is recommending people try physical therapy before submitting to surgery, especially for back surgery and knee surgery. ~ Dr. Broussard — Physical therapy should be considered early on in the treatment conversation by Vijay Yanamadala, MD, MBA May 23, 2022 For decades, the U.S. healthcare system…
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Pilates Helps Reduce Risk of Falling in Older Adults
Falls in the elderly is a leading cause of death. As we age our balance gets worse, and this can lead to falls and injuries. A paper published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies showed that a 12-week, home-based exercise program may reduce the risk of falls in older adults. ~ Dr. Broussard…
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Elderly Runners vs Non-Runners and Knee Arthritis
In an paper published in the journal Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review, the authors compared the incidence of knee arthritis in elderly runners versus non-runners. They found that middle aged runners didn’t have more signs of arthritis on their imaging studies than nonrunners. They concluded that running at elite or recreational levels did not increase…
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8 Modifiable Risk factors Tied To Alzheimer’s Dementia
An article published at MedPage Today, mentioned several modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer’s Dementia. A modifiable risk factor that you may be able to do something about in order to prevent the onset of a disease. In order of importance, the 8 risk factors mentioned in the article are, midlife obesity, physical inactivity, low education,…
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Yoga May Cut Migraine Frequency
However, no significant benefit seen for migraine pain intensity MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Yoga therapy may reduce the frequency of headaches for people with migraine, according to a meta-analysis scheduled to be published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. Qi Wu, from the First Hospital of Changsha in China,…
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Why Exercise Gets Harder the Less You Do
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | March 1, 2022 Doing less exercise could deactivate a vital protein in the body, causing further inactivity and making exercise more difficult, new research suggests. University of Leeds scientists have discovered that deactivating the Piezo1 protein, a blood flow sensor, reduces the density of capillaries carrying blood to the muscles. This…
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Exercise and Neuropathy
In an article published in the journal Sports Medicine, they suggested that endurance exercises such as walking briskly, running / jogging, dancing, biking and climbing stairs at work or at home (if available) combined with balance type exercises are the best for peripheral neuropathies. ~ Dr. Broussard Exercise and Neuropathy: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis Systematic…
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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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Exercise Therapy Helps Frozen Shoulder
In an article published in the journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the authors found that exercise therapy was effective in improving shoulder movement and function and reducing the pain of frozen shoulder. The authors also concluded that muscle energy techniques are a beneficial type of exercise therapy for improving function compared with other…
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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