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Low Back Pain Recovery Slow and Uncertain
Current clinical practice guidelines state that 90% of acute lower back pain patients will recover within four to six weeks, with or without treatment. However, new research published in The British Medical Journal has found that recovery from low back pain is much slower than previously thought. Australian researchers from The George Insitute studied patients with acute low back pain for a year. The results from the study found that even with treatment, after two months only half of the patients had recovered from the original episode of pain. After about one year, 40% were still reporting that their back was still causing them pain. Read more about Low Back Pain Recovery Slow and Uncertain
Dr. David Podell, DC
Waterfront Institute for Spine and Joint Rehabilitation
115 River Rd, Bld 10
Edgewater,
NJ
07020
Call: (888) 319-4510
Do have mornings and days full of back pain? When you are ready for relief, you need to find a chiropractor doctor in Bergen County, New Jersey that will be able to provide a solution to your back problem, and the doctor is Dr. David Podell, DC.
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What is Spinal Decompression Therapy?
Spinal Decompression is a non-invasive, non-surgical technology where a patient is placed onto an instrument which belts them in and separates their lower body from their upper body. This allows for pressure to be relieved on certain joints and structures in either the lumbar or cervical regions of the spine. The treatment lasts about 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the type of device being used. Patients are usually placed on a protocol that is software driven. Read more about What is Spinal Decompression Therapy?
Dr. Michael Mulvaney, DC
Spinal Correction Center of Richmond
8536 Patterson Ave.
Richmond,
Virginia
23229
Call: 888-804-5326
If you are one of the many people struggling with back pain, you are not alone. Back pain is one of the most common afflictions affecting adults today. The Spinal Correction Center of Richmond is committed to providing you with the highest quality chiropractic care, spinal decompression, and postural correction. With years of experience helping patients, Dr. Michael Mulvaney, DC, not only gives you the best in standard chiropractic care, he also specializes in Lumbar (Spinal) Decompression. If pain is keeping you from doing everyday activities, there is now a safe, non-surgical way to treat it.
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One Simple Solution to Neck Pain: Good Posture
Treating and preventing chronic neck pain can often be successfully accomplished by something as simple as adopting correct posture while waking and sleeping. While the pain sufferer can treat the symptoms of frequent neck "cricks" with neck stretch exercises, painkillers or ice applications, the symptoms' root causes must be dealt with differently. These root causes often involve some kind of poor posture, says Dr. Brian Bruel, an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation on the one hand, and anesthesiology and pain management on the other, at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Posture violators might crouch over a desk all day long, slouch on a sofa while watching TV, or contort themselves while reading. Read more about One Simple Solution to Neck Pain: Good Posture
Dr. Ronald Spiaggia
Performance Rehabilitation & Sports Injury Center
459 Watchung Avenue
Watchung,
New Jersey
07069
Call: 888-897-4870
Looking to end low back pain? At Performance Rehabilitation in Central New Jersey, New Jersey Dr. Ronald Spiaggia uses the DRX9000 to treat back pain. Spinal decompression with the DRX9000 is a non-invasive, drug free alternative to surgery.
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Preliminary Data a Boon for New Spinal Decompression
Two pilot studies show that a new non-surgical spinal decompression treatment has a beneficial effect on lower back pain, and that it seems to benefit the morphology of the spine by increasing disc height. One study, authored by Dr. John Leslie of the Mayo Clinic and others, found that clinical use of a spinal decompression system led to an 88.9 percent reduction in pain scores over the course of six weeks, as well as improvement in Oswestry disability scores and a drop in consumption of pain medications. Read more about Preliminary Data a Boon for New Spinal Decompression
Dr. Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C.
Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health Care, P.C.
156 East Avenue
Norwalk,
CT
06851
Call: (203) 242-0165
Associates in Family Chiropractic & Natural Health near Fairfield County, Connecticut provides spinal decompression therapy with the DRX9000. The DRX9000 is a FDA cleared spinal decompression technology, which Dr. Risa Sloves along with husband Dr. Mark Joachim, heads of Associates in Family Chiropractic, have found effective in treating patients with a variety of ailments.
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Pregnancy Weight Gain Recommendation Expected to Change
During this fall, the Institute of Medicine is expected to start gathering scientific evidence to support how much weight pregnant women should gain. The current guidelines, which were announced in 1990, recommends that women with low body mass index scores should gain 40 pounds, women with normal scores should gain 25-35 pounds, and obese women should gain 15 pounds. In 2003, around 25% of pregnant women in the U.S gained more than 40 pounds during pregnancy. Read more about Pregnancy Weight Gain Recommendation Expected to Change
David B. Samadi, MD
Empowered Doctor Medical Board
Mount Sinai
5 East 98th Street New York City,
New York
10029
Call: 1-212-241-8779
David B. Samadi, MD, is Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. A board-certified urologist, he treats prostate cancer with a focus on minimally invasive techniques. He specializes in robotic prostate surgery, and has an unparalleled expertise in the field thanks to over a thousand procedures he has performed with the da Vinci Surgical System.
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African American Women and Breast Cancer
“I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to see my children grow up and my grandchild grow, you get this really scary feeling inside,” says Rosamond Stallings. When 45 year old Rosamond Stallings was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago, doctors urged her to immediately have a mastectomy. “They found like six malignant tumors,” says Rosamond. Recent studies have shown that 30 percent or more of breast cancer patients fail to receive complete treatment, and that African American women are as much as 10 percent less likely than white women to receive optimal therapy. But now, supported by a $10 million grant from the Department of Defense, a study, led by a team of doctors at Columbia University Medical Center, will look at possible reasons for the disparity. Read more about African American Women and Breast Cancer
Dr. Slava Pashkevich, M.D.
Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
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Living with cancer is a frightening ordeal for both the one diagnosed and the family of the sufferer. In most cases, treatment for this disease means a long journey for everyone who is affected, and it tests your strength to stick it out and be positive. But thanks to serious advancements in the treatment of cancers, you can help your body fight back against using it natural defense system: the immune system. With Immunotherapy, you can bolster the body's own strengths and help ensure that cancer is gone for good. Serving clients all over the US including Charlotte, North Carolina, the Immune Recovery Foundation helps restore patients and their families to the way they were.
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Is It Safe to Drink Small Amounts of Alcohol During Pregnancy?
The National Institute For Health and Clinical Excellence (or NICE) recently claims that pregnant women can drink up to 1.5 units of alcohol (or one and a half small glasses of wine) without harming the unborn child. This comes after the Department of Health advises that expectant mothers should abstain from drinking entirely. So between these contradicting sets of advice, where is the truth? Read more about Is It Safe to Drink Small Amounts of Alcohol During Pregnancy?
Dr. Dimitrios Lambrou, D.C.
North East Spine and Sports Medicine
1104 Arnold Ave.
Point Pleasant,
New Jersey
08742
Call: 888-516-6356
Discomfort and pain in your back? When dealing with back pain a person may use over-the-counter drugs, but this is simply a quick fix. With surgery there are risks and a failed back surgery can result in even more pain than what was felt before. At North East Spine and Sports Medicine in Pt. Pleasant, New Jersey, Dr. Dimitrios Lambrou, DC and his staff have a proven, FDA approved method to relieve your pain, spinal decompression. Dr. Lambrou is aware of the DRX 9000, but through his expertise he has found the VAX-D® to be the most efficient of the spinal decompression machines.
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Low Fat Diet Linked to Reduced Risk of Ovarian Cancer
A recent study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute suggests that there is a link between a low fat diet high in fruits, vegetables, and grains and a reduced risk of ovarian cancer. The discovery came from the Women's Health Initiative Dietary Modification Randomized Controlled Trial over 8 years. The trial assigned 20,000 women to the diet change group and had 30,000 women maintain their current diet. The diet change group limited their fat intake to only 20 percent of their total calories and had to eat 5 or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables in addition to 6 or more servings of grains. Read more about Low Fat Diet Linked to Reduced Risk of Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Peter Ferraro, D.C.
Coming soon
to Rutherford NJ,
Call: 862-203-3296
Do you suffer from degenerative disc disease? Life can take its toll on the discs of the spine. While for many degenerative disc disease many not cause much discomfort, for some can be extremely painful. In Morris County, New Jersey Dr. Peter Ferraro, DC is an experienced practitioner who has helped many patients who suffer from degenerative disc disease. His unique treatment protocol and individualized attention has made the difference in his patient%u2019s lives and health.
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All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
A recent study by Kaiser Permanente Researchers has found that the effects of alcohol on breast cancer are the same, regardless of whether a woman drinks wine, beer, or liquor. The ethyl alcohol found in those drinks and the quantity consumed are the factors that weigh heavily on breast cancer risk. Researchers believe the increased risk from three or more drinks a day is similar to the increased breast cancer risk from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day or more. They claim that "Population studies have consistently linked drinking alcohol to an increased risk of female breast cancer, but until now there has been little data, most of it conflicting, about an independant role played by the choice of beverage type." Read more about All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Hoboken Integrated Healthcare
Hoboken Integrated HealthCare
91 Washington Street
Hoboken,
New Jersey
07030
Call: 1-888-533-1061
Has chronic pain made it impossible to get through a day of work? Back pain is one of the most common reasons for doctor's vision today. Those suffering from more serious conditions may even consider potentially risky surgery, because no other treatment has proven affective. If you're struggling to find lasting relief for back, neck or shoulder pain, Dr. Joseph Canova, DC can help. Using the best conservative techniques, he can treat a wide range of spinal disorders without the need for drugs or surgery. Don't let a chronic or acute pain condition take an unnecessary hold on your life. Those in the Hoboken area, contact Dr. Canova today.
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Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how stress affects the sympathetic nervous system, impacts physiology, and the effect it has on the cardiovascular system. Lead author, Daniel Brotman, claims "Acute physical stressors such as sugery, trauma, and intense physical exertion are well known triggers of cardiovascular events. Emotional stressors are increasingly recognized as precipitants of such events." Read more about Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
Dr. Melinda Keller, D.C.
Brooklyn Spine Center
1117 57th Street
Boro Park,
NY
11219
Call: 888-772-6132
Looking for neck pain treatment? Neck pain may arise due to muscular tightness in both the neck and upper back. Joint disruption in the upper back can cause pain in the neck. In the Boro Park, Brooklyn, NY area, Brooklyn Spine Center offers neck pain relief.
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