Exercise & Rehab

07 Feb
2009
Cervical Spine & Neck Pain, Chronic Cervical Spine Pain, Chronic Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Comparisons, Exercise & Rehab, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal System, Pain
By André Broussard, D.C.

Exercise Prescription for Chronic Back or Neck Pain: Who Prescribes It? Who Gets It? What Is Prescribed?

Arthritis Care Research News Alerts. 2009;61(2):192-200. Exercise is commonly used to improve physical function, decrease symptoms and minimize disability caused by chronic low back or neck pain. Numerous randomized trials and clinical practice guidelines have supported this practice, and studies suggest that individually tailored, supervised exercise programs are associated with the best outcomes. Nevertheless, there […]

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19 Sep
2007
Core Stability Exercises, Exercise & Rehab, Extremities, Knee, Musculoskeletal System
By André Broussard, D.C.

Deficits in Neuromuscular Control of the Trunk Predict Knee Injury Risk: Prospective Biomechanical-Epidemiologic Study

Zazulak, B. T., Hewett, T. E., Reeves, N. P., Goldberg, B., and Cholewicki, J. (2007). Deficits in neuromuscular control of the trunk predict knee injury risk. The American journal of sports medicine, 35(7), 1123-1130. Abstract Background Female athletes are at significantly greater risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury than male athletes in the same […]

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10 Nov
2003
Aerobic Exercise, Exercise & Rehab, Headache, Migraine Headache, Musculoskeletal System
By André Broussard, D.C.

Exercise: A New Migraine Headache Therapy

By Maureen Williams, ND Moderate aerobic exercise reduces the frequency, intensity, and duration of migraine headaches in people who have migraines without aura, according to a study published in Cephalalgia (2003;23:972–6). People with migraines suffer episodes of severe headache, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound. Visual disturbances or unusual head sensations, known as an aura, […]

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05 Apr
2003
Acute Low Back Pain, Exercise & Rehab, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal System, Walking
By André Broussard, D.C.

The effect of walking faster on people with acute low back pain

Nicholas F. Taylor European Spine Journal April 2003, Volume 12, Issue 2, pp 166-172 Abstract. Little is known about self-selected speed and fast walking in people with acute low back pain. This study aimed to investigate (1) the strategies that people with acute low back pain use to change from self-selected speed to fast walking […]

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