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Icing a sprain may actually interfere with healing. Check out what science is telling us now.

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Icing a sprain may actually interfere with healing. Check out what science is telling us now. A while ago, I began offering patients a new brochure called RICE no more on what to do instead of icing everything swollen and painful.  It was based on the current science. Apparently, the public and health professionals are just starting to embrace these new ideas. The evidence is growing that icing as we used to do it based on dogma from the 1970s does not stand up to scientific scrutiny according to a recent Washington Post article. A recent blog post takes this Read More »

Bad knees, the Washington Post and why chiropractic sports physicians may be your best first option.

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Bad knees, the Washington Post and why chiropractic sports physicians can be your best first option. According to the New England Journal of Medicine in 2013, physical therapy was an effective approach instead of surgery for a meniscus tear in the knee. In 2018, the British Medical Journal agreed and published updated guidelines regarding the appropriateness of surgery vs. physical therapy for the improvement of knee pain. The Washington Post recently published an article that examines non-surgical options for treating knee pain.   Read the article below Suffering from bad knees, some look for alternatives to surgery By Sally Squires November Read More »

Research has shown that processed foods are making us fatter. Here is how according to the Washington Post.

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Research has shown that processed foods are making us fatter.  Here is how according to the Washington Post. Not long ago it was reported by both the NY Times as well as NPR that processed foods (junk foods) had increased the weight of many Brazilians. In Brazil, the company that did the damage was Nestle. There is also some evidence that antibiotics that have been used to fatten cattle and chickens are having the same effect on us as those antibiotics make their way through the food supply. Processed foods are huge in the USA, with the latest entry into Read More »

Professional gaming injuries include back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome according to the Washington Post.

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Professional gaming injuries include back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome according to the Washington Post. When we think of professional sports, we think of tennis, football or games such as baseball.   Few think of professional gaming as a sport, but it has become a high paying spectator sport where the superstars can make millions of dollars through winning tournaments and professional endorsements. Many of these athletes are affiliated with gaming teams which would make gaming a team sport. Are professional gamer’s athletes? Gamers will spend hours playing different games and they compete in tournaments that are attended by their fans Read More »

Are the new blood pressure guidelines making your pressure high?

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Are the new blood pressure guidelines making your pressure high? Is your blood pressure high?  According to the new guidelines, it may be high now. For most of us, visiting the doctor includes their documentation of what we weigh and what our blood pressure is.   If you pressure is too high it can increase the risk of a stroke or other vascular event.  If it is too low, it may mean we are having a different type of problem that may require medical attention. Recently, as reported in the Washington Post, The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology Read More »