Category: Knee Pain
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Electroacupuncture and Manual Acupuncture Can Be Recommended for Knee Osteoarthritis
In an interview with a medical doctor/PhD, a paper is discussed that shows that electrical and manual acupuncture outperformed a sham equivalent. The authors said that the results of the paper suggest that acupuncture should be recommended as a potential therapy for knee osteoarthritis. ~ Dr. Broussard Cun-Zhi Liu, MD, PhD, on Acupuncture in Patients…
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Pain: Considering Complementary Approaches (eBook)
US Department of Health and Human Services National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health Pain is the most common reason for seeking medical care. It is also a common reason why people turn to complementary health approaches. This 47-page eBook provides an overview of complementary health approaches for pain, including acupuncture, massage therapy, meditation, spinal…
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Running Does Not Wear Knees Out
In an article published in Physical Therapy in Sport, the authors determined that running does not inevitably cause the knee cartilage to wear out. ~ Dr. Broussard The effect of running on knee joint cartilage: A systematic review and meta-analysis Physical Therapy in Sport Volume 47, January 2021, Pages 147-155 Xueping Dong Highlights · A…
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Stem Cells Improves Healing With ACL Grafts
People who had bone marrow stem cell injections when they underwent knee ACL reconstruction healed more quickly that without the injections. I think that if I was an athlete, and needed ACL reconstruction, I would ask my surgeon to take a look at this article. ~ Dr. Broussard Bone Marrow Improves Healing With ACL Grafts…
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Exercise May Help Reduce Your Pain
If you want to be involved in helping your own pain, try exercise. An article published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, showed that exercise at the site of where you hurt, seems to be more effective than pain education, massage and stress management. ~ Dr. Broussard Pain sensitivity is reduced by exercise training: Evidence from…
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Turmeric For Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
In this article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the authors found that curcumin, which is the active ingredient in the turmeric root, seems to help reduce the pain of knee osteoarthritis. Dr. Rakel, recommends 2,000-3,000 mg of curcumin per day and that the supplements have black pepper in them for better absorption. ~…
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Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
If you suffer from knee arthritis, you may want to consider tying acupuncture. In an article published in the Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science, the authors concluded that acupuncture afforded significant benefits in terms of relieving pain and improving physical function among patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis. ~ Dr. Broussard Efficacy and safety of…
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Knee Pain Responds to Back and Pelvic Manipulations
In an article published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, the authors found that, after just one adjustment in the back and pelvis, people with pain in the front of the knee (patellofemoral pain) had not only good pain relief, they had improved balance control as well. ~ Dr. Broussard The immediate effect…
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Back Adjustments May Help Knee Pain
Patellofemoral pain is when you have pain in the front part of your knee. This article in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies found that when the lumbar spine and pelvis was manipulated that people with pain in the front of their knees got some relief. ~ Dr. Broussard The immediate effect of lumbopelvic…
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Sugar Injection for Knee Pain Relief
An article published in the Annals of Family Medicine showed that you can get relief by injecting a type of sugar in the knee joint to get some relief of arthritis. ~ Dr. Broussard Efficacy of intra-articular hypertonic dextrose (prolotherapy) for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial Sit RWS, Wu RWK, Rabago D Annals of…