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Yoga and Massage for Chronic Back Bain

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

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Dr Carl O Helvie, Host, interviewed three experts on yoga and massage on the Holistic Health Show last night. They were Elaine Masters (left), Dr Kathy Gruver (Right) and Peggy Hall (lower right).

Elaine is award winning author of Drive Time Yoga and has launched the Flytime Yoga Passport Wallet and Booklet. She holds degrees and certification in yoga and has been teaching for years. More information can be found on an earlier blog on this site and at www.drivetimeyoga.com

Kathy holds a doctorate in traditional naturopathic medicine, a masters in natural health and is pursuing a PhD. She has been featured in national magazines and interviewed on numerous radio shows. Her upcoming book the Alternative Medicine Cabinet will be on the market next month. She also produced an instructional massage DVD titled Therapeutic Massage at Home: Learn to Rub People the Right Way. More information can be found on an earlier blog or at www.healingcirclemassage.com

Peggy Hall is a featured wellness expert for ABC Radio Network with the Weekly Segment syndicated to 200 stations coast to coast. She is the creator of the best selling Yoga for Surfers instructional DVD. More information was presented on an earlier blog and can be found at: www.PeggyHall.com

The interviews are below. Enjoy them.

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Combining MRI and Mammography Screening May Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths for High Risk Women

Friday, March 5th, 2010

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A new study in the March issue of Radiology reported that combining mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be a cost effective way to reduce the chances of dying for high risk breast cancer women. An increased lifetime risk of developing breast cancer occurs in women with mutations of the BRCA1 gene and using mammography for screening this group (the usual method) detects less than half of the breast cancers.

The researchers compared the cost and benefits of mammography and of MRI’s separately and in combination in a hypothetical group of 25 year old women with BRCA1 mutations. Using a statistical modeling technique to estimate the number of quality adjusted years added by screening and the lifetime costs they concluded that an annual combined screening was best at detecting early stage cancer and at providing the best relative reduction in deaths. Using the combination was most cost effective as the risk of breast cancer increased and least cost effective as it decreased. These findings support the current screening recommendations of the American Cancer Assn.

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Miinimally Invasive Procedure May Ease Back Pain

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

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A recent study presented at the annual meeting in Texas of the American Academy of Pain Medicine reported that patients with a variety of back pain conditions could benefit from a minimally invasive procedure called facet arthrodesis. In a prospective study the procedure was used with 102 spine joints in patients who had suffered from recurrent joint mediated low back pain. All subjects had previously had relief following a procedure where heat was used to cut off the nerve supply to the site of the back pain but this relief lasted only about 10 months.
The minimally invasive procedure included a small incision and placing pins by the joints in the affected areas. A bone graft was then placed into the joint and designed to grow into the joint and relieve pain.

a year after the procedure most patients reported a reduction in pain on a visual analogue scale from 79 to 23, and their functions improved on a separate disability index from 33.46 to 8.32. Ninety two percent also reported no longer taking narcotic drugs for pain. The researchers believe this has the potential to be a long term solution for back pain resulting from joint disease.

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