New study shows compression good for post exercise recovery

Compression is effective as a post-exercise recovery Helps keep the swelling down Compression is effective as a post-exercise recovery [Tweet “Compression is effective as a post-exercise recovery.”] measure, says Daniel Cipriani, an associate professor of physical therapy at Chapman University in Orange, Calif. “Because it helps to keep down some of the swelling that occurs […]

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acetaminophen is ineffective for low back pain new study says

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Study shows acetaminophen for low back pain has only minimal benefits Osteoarthritis, or as some call it old age arthritis , of the knee and spine were the object of this study. My SUMMARY: paracetamol (acetaminophen) is ineffective in the treatment of low back pain and provides minimal short term benefit for people with osteoarthritis.

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Follow The Navigator

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Maybe the navigator of our health care system is over rated. Americans spend more money treating the side effects of medication than the cost of medication itself. There was a ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. On this large ship was a gruff, heavy set captain who was shortsighted, slightly deaf, and very

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How to increase your 3 types of energy

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your levels of physical, emotional and mental energy, have you monitored them lately? Each of the three energy levels are interrelated. Most successful people can be characterized as having very high levels of energy. Since energy is the fuel with which everything is achieved, there seems to be a direct relationship between energy levels and

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Maintenance shown to provide long term benefit

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Maintenance by chiropractors showed a lower rate of recurring disability than those who frequented physical therapy or general doctor. Patients who had Twice a month adjustments for nine months of maintenance were shown to have a better long term benefit than those who didn’t. Health maintenance care in work-related low back pain

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The 80/20 Principle

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The 80/20 principle can be applied to everything Be pro-active and take medicine as last resort like the 20% believe Have you ever heard of the 80/20 principle? It’s actually Pareto’s principle, named after the man who came up with it. The 80/20 principle states that while 80% of a population is doing one thing,

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Chiropractic care and migraine headaches

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Frequency and length of time of the migraines was less with chiropractic treatment Today we will review a few of the papers that show the reduction in migraines The answer is yes, and here’s some proof: Seventy-two per cent of migraine sufferers in a clinical trial experienced either ‘substantial’ or ‘noticeable’ improvement after a period of

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Less cost, faster recovery, fewer surgery and reduced drugs with chiropractic care

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Two times the success for neck pain with chiropractic vs general doctor and physical therapy (reduce work absence, 1/3 less cost, fast recovery and less meds). Only 1.5% of patients had surgery when seeing a chiropractor first for back injuries versus 42.7% if they saw general doc first. “In our randomized, controlled trial, we

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Would you take this flight?

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Our health care medical model is failing us in many area. Iatrogenic, doctor mistakes and medications, are not 100% safe, people die. I want you to imagine with me for a second that we lived in a world where in America three jumbo jet airplanes crashed and killed everyone on board, every three days. Stated a

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A Medical Doctor’s Advice (It’s VERY Interesting)

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This medical doctor drops a knowledge bomb on how to live to an old life. Drugs and surgery should be a last resort. I ran across an article the other day that was written by a medical doctor. I found it interesting because what he had to say about his profession, the medical profession, was

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