Category: Exercise & Rehab
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‘Small Dose’ Exercise Guards Against Depression
Pam Harrison October 10, 2017 An hour a week of low-intensity exercise may be all it takes to prevent depression, a large, population-based cohort study of healthy adults suggests. “Being active is good for you ― even in small doses. Taken regularly, exercise is good for you, and it probably prevents mental ill health,” senior…
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Targeted Training For Back Pain
This study recommends that people with back pain exercise to improve muscle strength, endurance, and try to improve the ability to tell where the body is in space. I would recommend something like Yoga or Tai Chi, and the Core Stabilization Exercises on the Exercise Instructions page on my website. ~ Dr. Broussard Correlations between…
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Muscle Strengthening Activities Helps Reduce Odds Of Back Pain
This study showed that muscle strengthening activities at least 2 days/week is associated with lowering your odds of developing lower back pain. They used the Department of Health and Humans Services (DHHS) recommendations for muscle strengthening activities. At the DHHS website, they say… Muscle-Strengthening Activities: Strengthening activities work all the major muscle groups – legs,…
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Tai chi may help prevent falls in older and at-risk adults
Date: July 24, 2017 Source: Wiley Summary: An analysis of published studies indicates that tai chi may help reduce the number of falls in both the older adult population and at-risk adults. An analysis of published studies indicates that tai chi may help reduce the number of falls in both the older adult population and…
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Running for 1 minute per day may protect women’s bone health
Published Wednesday 19 July 2017 By Hannah Nichols New research from the University of Exeter and the University of Leicester, both in the United Kingdom, suggests that a single 1-minute bout of high-intensity, weight-bearing physical activity is associated with better bone health in women. Such brief bursts of activity are equivalent to a run at a…
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Science Fact or Science Fiction? Exercise Is Bad for Arthritis
BY GET SCIENCE STAFF APR 20, 2017 If you type in the question “Is exercise …” in Google, the first two options that pop up are “Is exercise good for you” and then “Is exercise good for arthritis.” The fact that a question about the link between arthritis and exercise is the second-most popular search…
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Chiropractic Manipulation Plus Strengthening Exercises Helps Humped Posture
This study concluded that chiropractic manipulative therapy with exercises are best for posture correction ~ Dr. Broussard Chiropractic manipulative therapy of the thoracic spine in combination with stretch and strengthening exercises, in improving postural kyphosis in woman – Full Text Health SA Gesondheid Volume 21, December 2016, Pages 303-308 Abstract Purpose This study serves to…
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Tai Chi Exercises for Neck Pain
In this article published in The Journal of Pain, the authors highlight that Tai Chi provides moderate benefit for neck pain, is as effective as conventional exercise for neck pain, they saw a greater than 50% reduction in pain after 12-weeks by half of the study subjects, and Tai Chi appears to be safe and…
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Resistance Exercise Lifts Fatigue in Fibromyalgia
Female patients benefit from being involved in treatment planning by Diana Swift, Contributing Write August 08, 2016 “Person-centered” progressive resistance exercise boosted multiple aspects of fatigue in women with fibromyalgia, Swedish researcher reported. In the substudy in a randomized controlled trial of muscle strength, health status, and pain intensity in 130 fibromyalgia patients (ages 22-64), the mean Multidimensional Fatigue…
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Tai Chi Deemed Beneficial for Knee Osteoarthritis
— Similar benefits for Tai Chi, physical therapy; benefits of Tai Chi consistent across instructors TUESDAY, May 17, 2016 (HealthDay News) — For knee osteoarthritis, similar benefits are seen for Tai Chi and standard physical therapy, according to a study published online May 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Chenchen Wang, M.D., from the…