Monday, June 25, 2018

Low Back Pain: Should We Recommend Chiropractic Care?

A doctor from the popular medical provider website Medscape discusses the recent military study showing better results when chiropractic care was added to the usual medical care.
She goes on the recemmend chiropractic care as part of a multi-disciplinary approach to managing mechanical back disorders.
Do you think this is a good recommendation?

Monday, June 18, 2018

Pain scientist explains fibromyalgia origins

We previously thought that fibromyalgia was a muscle and soft tissue condition, but our current research shows that it is a disturbance in how the brain processes pain and other sensory information. Opioids do not help. Drugs that effect serotonin levels in the brain and non-drug approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, exercise and stress reduction can be helpful.
Has anyone had relief with these treatments?

Friday, June 15, 2018

Commonly prescribed drugs for back pain often ineffective, review says

Seems like the new fad is to prescribe gabapentinoids such as Lyrica and Neurontin for low back pain. These drugs were approved by the FDA for epilepsy and nerve pain and not approved for low back pain. A new study in PLOS Medicine that reviewed 8 previous trials showed no benefit of these drugs for back pain. 
Would it be more rational to use treatments like exercise therapy and/or spinal manipulation which are evidence-based and much less dangerous?

Commonly prescribed drugs for back pain often ineffective, review says

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Got Osteoporosis? Don’t Be Afraid of Exercise

It’s easy to understand why many people with osteoporosis think exercise isn’t advisable. But that isn’t the case. Not only is a sedentary (inactive) lifestyle a risk factor for osteoporosis, but reserch now shows that low- and moderate-intensity exercise are actually beneficial for osteoporosis sufferers.
Were you aware that exercise can be beneficial for osteoporosis?
Got Osteoporosis? Don’t Be Afraid of Exercise