Category: Exercise & Rehab
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Add-On Yoga May Provide More Migraine Relief Than Medical Therapy Alone
This article published in the journal Neurology, found that the addition of yoga to regular medical therapy for adults with migraine headaches resulted in a 48% decrease in headache frequency compared to 12% decrease with medicine alone. ~ Dr. Broussard -48% decrease in headache frequency with intervention by Zeena Nackerdien PhD, CME Writer, MedPage Today…
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More Steps Per Day Tied to Milder IBS Symptoms
— Upping routine activity may be an effective therapy for irritable bowel syndrome by Diana Swift, Contributing Writer June 3, 2020 A higher number of daily steps was associated with reduced severity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms in young people, Japanese researchers found. Toyohiro Hamaguchi, PhD, of the School of Health Sciences at Saitama…
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Eccentric Exercise Helps Tendon Problems
In this review article published in the Scandanavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, the authors found that eccentric exercises were the most consist consistently effective treatment for tendon problems. Low-level laser and shockwave therapy was moderatly effective. Steroid shots were effective for short term pain, but not for the long term. CLICK HERE to…
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Best Exercises For Every Age and Gender
John Murphy, MDLinx May 5, 2020 Less than one-quarter of American adults (23%) get the recommended amount of aerobic and strength-training exercise, according to 2018 data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. Unfortunately, as adults age, the amount of exercise they do tends to go down. But, it doesn’t have to be this…
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Arthritis Expert Discusses New Guidelines for Hands, Hips, and Knees
Dr. Kolasinski was on the panel of experts that developed the New Osteoarthritis Guidelines for Hands, Hips, and Knees. In this article, she discusses exercise, tai chi, acupuncture, yoga, glucosamine/chondroitin, and hyaluronic acid injecitons. ~ Dr. Broussard Sharon Kolasinski, MD, on the New Osteoarthritis Guideline for Hands, Hips, Knees — Panel leader talks exercise, supplements,…
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Tai Chi For Blood Pressure
If you have high blood pressure, and are younger than 50 years old, you may want to consider adding the practice of Tai Chi to your regular treatment to help lower your blood pressure. ~ Dr. Broussard Tai Chi for essential hypertension: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials Current Hypertension Reports — Zhong D,…
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Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Is, in Fact, Nerve Microdamage Rather Than Muscle Damage
In an article published in Antioxidants, this author proposes that the delayed onset muscle soreness from exercise is actually nerve micro-damage rather than muscle damage. ~ Dr. Broussard Have We Looked in the Wrong Direction for More Than 100 Years? Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Is, in Fact, Neural Microdamage Rather Than Muscle Damage – Full…
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T’ai Chi for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults
Tai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that, today, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing. If you have back pain, and are over 65 years of age, you may want to consider this form of exercise.…
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Cycle Exercise May Help Improve Diabetic Neuropathy
Cycling exercise at 50-70% of heart rate reserve, 30-45 minutes, 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks my help improve symptoms of diabetic neuropathy. ~ Dr. Broussard Cycle exercise improves vascular function and neuropathic symptoms in patients with type 2 diabetes and peripheral neuropathy: A randomized controlled trial Experimental Gerontology — Gholami F, et al.…
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Yoga for Treating Headaches
If you suffer from tension type headaches, you may want to consider trying yoga, since there seems to be some evidence of short-term efficacy of yoga improving headache frequency, duration and intensity. ~ Dr. Broussard Yoga for Treating Headaches: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Oct 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05413-9. [Epub ahead…