Friday, October 31, 2014

NSAID DRUGS FOR PAIN CAN BE DANGEROUS

NSAID drugs are used for pain (Motrin, Advil, Motrin IB, Naproxen, Naprosyn, Aleve, etc.). These drugs are NOT designed for long term use. If you're in chronic ongoing or recurring pain, we may be able to help you and keep you off these common but potentially dangerous drugs.

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, NSAIDs use for pain (Motrin, Advil, Motrin IB, Naproxen, Naprosyn, Aleve) leads to more than 103,000 hospitalizations for internal bleeding, and also cause 16,500 NSAID-related deaths yearly, at an estimated cost of $15,000 to $20,000 per hospitalization. The annual direct costs of such complications exceed $2 billion. [1] It is also likel;y these deaths are under-reported.

  According to this graph, NSAID-related deaths now equal all deaths cause by AIDs death, and appears to be killing 3 TIMES as many people as asthma!
 


Reference

1. Recent Considerations in Nonsteroidal Anti–inflammatory Drug Gastropathy
New England Journal of Medicine 1999 (Jun 17); 340 (24): 1888-1899
http://www.chiro.org/LINKS/ABSTRACTS/Recent_Considerations.shtml

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

CHIROPRACTIC STUDENTS EVALUATE NEW POSTURE PRODUCTS!

Students at New York Chiropractic College evaluated several products that claim to improve posture -- including Posawear, the Lumoback belt and app and the Buoy seat -- and awarded them grades of B, C and A, respectively. "However, the products don't go very far to educate patients about what good posture is, and that's a really important part of what chiropractors do," said Dr. Karen Erickson.
 
TODAY SHOW

Monday, October 20, 2014

OCTOBER IS SPINAL HEALTH MONTH!






October is Chiropractic Health Month! Spread the word of natural and drug-free solutions to health problems!


Photo: October is Chiropractic Health Month! Spread the word of natural and drug-free solutions to health problems!

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Hot Packs and Creams Don't Work For Back Pain

A recent study found that 2/3 of patients self-treating their back pain using hot/cold compresses, wrapping various substances on the back, and herbal preparations get no relief or get worse. 

While I am a big advocate of people doing self-care for their back and neck pain, getting proper treatment is still the first thing. After 2 weeks of self-care with little relief, it's time to have your back and neck evaluated professionally.

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24882024

Saturday, October 18, 2014

A single yoga pose each day may improve spine curvature for scoliosis patients.


A new study claims performing a single yoga pose for 90 seconds for at least 3 days a week could reduce spine curvature in patients with scoliosis in as little as 3 months. 

The side plank involves lying on one side of the body with straight knees, and propping up the upper body with the elbow and forearm. Patients required to perform the side plank on weaker side of spine.
  
The Yoga pose improved spine curvature by around 32% among all patients





Woman performing the Side Plank yoga pose  
http://bit.ly/1o7UElQ

Friday, October 17, 2014

Backpacks For Children Should Not Exceed 10-15% of the Child’s Body Weight



Backpacks have an influence on back pain in children and the weight limit should not exceed 10-15% of the child’s body weight, according to a study in the Journal of  Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics.

Heavy backpacks have been shown on MRI's of  healthy children to compress the the discs of the lower spine with increasing weight, as well as increased asymmetry of the discs.



















NY Times Backpack

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

"What's a Chiropractic Adjustment?"




A Chiropractic physician is a primary care professional who is focused on delivering care that is safe, natural and effective through chiropractic adjustment. Today, many people still don’t know what chiropractic adjustment is or what it is like to be adjusted by a Chiropractic physician. In this video, Dr. David Graber, an ANJC Chiropractic Physician, joins Dr. Donald DeFabio to talk about chiropractic adjustment, its benefits and so much more. Watch it here:

ANJC - How Well Adjusted Are You? 

 

Dr. Graber Goes Back To School! FAKTR training.






This past weekend I attended a fabulous seminar on FAKTR ( Functional and Kinetic Treatment and Rehabilitation), cutting edge soft tissue techniques for handling (without surgery) the most stubborn joint, tendon, muscle, and ligament conditions!

It was great to spend many hours with some excellent doctors learning how to help more people. I am incorporating this technique in the practice. Bring me your pain!


Dr. Graber training in the soft tissue technique, FAKTR.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Fruits and Vegetables Reduce Hip Fractures!


Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of hip fracture:

A Swedish study out this week has found that men and women eating less than 5 servings/day of fruits and vegetables have more hip fractures. From the study:

"We conclude that there is a dose-response association between fruit and vegetable intake and hip fracture such that an intake below the recommended 5 servings/day confers higher rates of hip fracture. Intakes above this recommendation do not seem to further lower the risk."

While that's not a large amount of food, over 93% of us don't hit our vegetable target, and 92% of us don't hit our fruit target, according to stats from the Produce for Better Health Foundation's State of the Plate: 2010 Study.

To find out how much a serving is, these links are helpful:

http://www.cookinglight.com/healthy-living/healthy-habits/how-much-serving-fruits-vegetables/apple-serving-size
http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/nutrition_news_information/what_is_a_serving_of_vegetables

Eat well, be well!


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25294687

Monday, October 13, 2014

Overtraining in one sport can harm youth athletes

My letter to the NJ Star Ledger editor , published on Saturday, October 11, 2014. 

Overtraining in one sport can harm youth athletes: Letter

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In this file photo, Newark Bears players run through drills at their Pee Wee football practice at Weequahic High School in Newark. (Andrew Miller/For The Star-Ledger)
 
Letters to the Editor/The Star-Ledger By Letters to the Editor/The Star-Ledger
on October 11, 2014 at 9:00 AM, updated October 11, 2014 at 9:07 AM

As a chiropractic sports physician who has taken care of hundreds of youth athletes during the past two decades, and a youth sports coach for 10 years, I applaud Mario Colitti's guest column in the Oct. 6 Star-Ledger.
I have seen more injuries in children and teenagers from overtraining due to specialization than from competition. Parents and coaches need to remember that these are not mini-adults and their teams are not the "junior Yankees" or "junior Giants."
Young athletes are in various stages of development in body, mind, and emotionally. Youth sports may be the only time many of them will play and compete in sports. It should be a good experience, not one of stress and injury.
David I. Graber, Mountain Lakes

Link to letter:
 http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/10/overtraining_in_one_sport_for_youth_athletes_can_be_harmful_letter.html

Mario Colitti's guest column:
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/10/young_children_should_play_multiple_sports_rather_than_specialize_in_one_opinion.html