Archive for the ‘back and neck pain’ Category
Friday, July 15th, 2011
Research reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine last week concluded that massage therapy helps ease chronic low back pain and improves functioning. In the study 400 subjects in the Group Health Cooperative who had non-specific low back pain for at least 3 months were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups. These were structural massage, relaxation massage or usual care (what they would have received routinely that was usually medications). The massage groups were given an hour long massage weekly for 10 weeks.
After 10 weeks , over 1/3 of the subjects who received either type of massage said their back pain was better or gone. This compared to 1 in 25 of the controls who reported their back pain was better or gone. In addition, at ten weeks nearly twice as many massage patients as the controls on usual treatment reported functioning significantly better than at the beginning of the treatment program. They reported fewer days in bed, were more active, and used fewer anti-inflammatory medications than the group of usual care.
Tags: chronic back pain, functioning, massage, research, usual care
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Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Dr Carl O. Helvie, Host, the Holistic Health Show completed a series on back pain and started a new series on seasonal allergies yesterday on BBS Radio. Dr Steven Y. Park (left) spoke on seasonal allergies and Mr Lou Paradise (right) and Ms Kathi Casey (lower right) spoke on back pain.
Dr Park is an otolaryngologist, surgeon and author of the book Sleep Interrupted: A Physician Reveals The Number 1 Reason Why So Many Are Sick and Tired. More information was presented earlier on this site or can be found at www.sleepinterrupted.com
Mr Lou Paradise is founder, CEO and Chief of Research for Topical Biomedics. a successful company producing natural solutions for pain management. More information was presented earlier on this site and can be found at: www.topicalbiomedics.com
Ms Kathi Casey is known as the “Healthy Boomer Body Expert” and is a registered hatha yoga teacher, certified acu-yoga teacher, certified pilates teacher, and certified in ayervedic physical healing. More information was presented earlier on this site or can be found at: www.healthyboomerbody.com
A DVD Titled Get Rid of Sciatica Pain for Good by Kathi Casey is still available to the first person who contacts me with a name and address for mailing. Your name will appear in the next issue of Healthy Holistic Aging and also on this site.
The Program follows:
Tags: arthritis, back pain, Dr Carl O Helvie, Dr Steven Y. Park, hatha yoga, meal timing, Mr Lou Paradise, Ms Kathi Casey, pilates, saline irrigations, seasonal allergies, sinus infections, sleep, sleep position, Topricin
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010
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On this show I will complete the series on back pain and start a new series on seasonal allergies.
My guests for Saturday, June 26 on the Holistic Health Show are Dr Steven Y. Park (left), Lou Paradise (right), and Kathi Casey (lower right).
Dr Park is an otolaryngologist, surgeon, and author of the book Sleep, Interrupted: A Physician Reveals The # 1 Reason Why So Many of Us Are Sick and Tired His book has been endorsed by the New York Times best-selling authors Christina Northrup,M.D., Dean Orish, M.D., Mark Liponis, M.D., and Mary Shomon. Dr Park is a Clinical Assistant Professor of otolaryngologist at the New York Medical College.
Steve practices integrative medicine and surgery, with a firm belief that other models of health and disease can complement traditional, western medicine. He provides monthly live tele-seminars with experts not only related to his field but also professionals in other areas-he has interviewed acupuncturist, dieticians, and neuro-linguistic programming and hypnosis experts in the past. He believes that treating the whole person including diet, lifestyle, stresses and emotional states, rather than focusing on one single symptom or area of the body is important. Dr Parks will talk about season allergies. More information is available at: www.sleepinterrupted.com
Mr Paradise is the Founder and Chief of Research of Topical Biomedics, a successful company producing natural solutions for pain management. Lou is a Marine Corp helicopter combat and rescue veteran serving two rotations in Viet Nahm. He is very modest about his combat service but his many decorations are for bravery in combat and rescue missions of wounded soldiers, and fellow Marines and for humanitarian rescues of Vietnamese civilians.
During these missions he developed carpal tunnel syndrome that caused severe pain. Using his knowledge of homeopathy, natural medicine, physiology, herbal medicine, and other natural healing modalities he self experimented for relief of his pain. Herbal medicine did not work and homeopathic medicine did slightly. Using his intuitive ability he decided to combine some homeopathic medications and began to see improvement. He refined the product that is now Topricin that treats a wide range of ailments including arthritis, lower back pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Mr Paradise has a 25 year history of researching natural medicines, has developed pain management seminars for senior citizens, is considered an expert on rehabilitation and restorative medicine and has appeared as an expert on doctor hosted medical call in radio shows. He has been invited to participate on a committee that interfaces with both the FDA and FTC addressing the growing national interest in natural medicine.
Ms Casey is known as the “Healthy Boomer Body Expert.” She is an experienced registered Hatha Yoga Teacher, Certified Acu-Yogas Teacher, a certified Pilates Teacher, and Certified in Ayervedic Physical healing. She writes a monthly column for the South Shores Senior News, Life After 50, Boomers Forever, Boomer-Living, and other magazines, produces her own TV show called “To Your Health” and is founder of the Healthy Boomers Body Studio in Otis, Massachusetts. Her latest book is Get off the Couch, Potato. More information is available at: www.HealthyBoomerBody.com
***KATHI HAS A DVD TITLED GET RID OF SCIATICA PAIN FOR GOOD THE FIRST PERSON TO CONTACT ME AT THE END OF THE SHOW ON SATURDAY (12:55 PST/3:55 EST) WITH NAME AND ADDRESS WILL RECEIVE THE DVD. THEIR NAME WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEXT MONTHLY ISSUE OF HEALTHY HOLISTIC AGING. GOOD LUCK.
Tags: ayervedic medicine, Baby Boomer, carpal tunnel syndrome, Dr Carl O Helvie, Dr Steven Park, hatha yoga, integrative medicine, Kathi Casey, Lou Paradise, Marine Corp, surgery, Topical Biomedics, Topricin
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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
In a recent study published in Spine researchers concluded that contrary to previous published studies their results on treatment expectations and preferences of patients were not predictive of treatment outcomes for patients with chronic back pain. This was one of the first studies using acupuncture as the treatment and there were 477 acupuncture naive individuals with chronic back pain as subjects. Subjects were randomized to 1 of 3 acupuncture or simulated acupuncture treatment groups for 10 treatments over a 7 week period and were masked regarding treatment assignments. Before treatment subjects were asked about their expectations of treatment success, impressions, knowledge about acupuncture and treatment preferences. Outcome measures included functional status measured on the Roland score and symptoms bothersome and were measured at 8 and 52 weeks by telephone interviewers who were unaware of which group the person being interviewed was in. Those with high pretreatment expectations for the success of acupuncture were more likely to report higher general expectations of improvement,a preference for acupuncture, had heard that acupuncture was an effective treatment, and had a positive impression of acupuncture. Yet, none of these variables was a significant predictor of improvement of back pain symptoms at 8 or 52 weeks. The researchers concluded that the relationship between expectations and outcomes may be more complex that previously thought.
Tags: acupuncture, back pain, expectations, preferences, research
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Sunday, June 13th, 2010
Yesterday, Dr Carl O Helvie, Host of the Holistic Health Show interviewed Dr Elizabeth Lombardo (left) , Dr Sigmund Mille (center), and Gary Sandman (right) on natural ways to deal with back pain. Elizabeth has a masters in physical therapy and a doctorate in psychology and combines these areas in practice. She has been interviewed for T.V., radio and magazines. More information was presented earlier on this site or can be found at: www.controlstressforgood.com
Sigmund is a chiropractor who has practiced in Florida and
California. He is now the executive director of the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors. More information was presented earlier on this blog or can be found at www.njchiropractors.com
Gary Sandman has suffered back problems as a result of 3 automobile accidents and now is the CEO Founder, Individualized Health Solutions, llc/Signature Supplements. More information appeared earlier on this site or can be found at www.signaturesupplements.com
The Interview Follows. Enjoy.
Tags: a happy you, acupuncture, auto accident, back pain, body mechanics, chiropractic, clinical psychologist, Dr Carl O Helvie, Dr Elizabeth R Lombardo, Dr Sigmund Miller, exercise, extension, flexion, Gary Sandman, homeopathic, inactivity, lifestyle, lubricate joints, mind reading, mind-body communications, muscle atrophy, N.J. Chiropractors, nutrition, physical therapy, range of motion, self-talk, spinal adjustment, stress, supplements, wellness
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Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Dr Carl O Helvie, Host of the Holistic Health Show will Interview Dr Elizabeth Lombardo (left) Dr Sigmund Miller (right) and Gary Sandman (lower center) on Saturday.
Elizabeth completed her masters in physical therapy at Duke University and after working at a major medical center discovered that people faced with physical challenges dealt with them differently depending upon their psychological state. In an effort to better help others she returned to school and obtained a doctorate in clinical psychology at MCP/Hahnemann University. She now helps clients decrease stress in their lives and enhance their happiness.
She has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, Redbook, Self Magazine, Woman’s Day, Glamour, Arthritis Today, and Cancer Care and has published in peer reviewed journals and general public publications. She co-authored Cognitive Behavioral Case Formulation and Treatment Design: A Problem Solving Approach and has an upcoming book titled A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness. More information is available at: www.controlstressforgood.com
Sigmund has been a chiropractor since 1977 practicing in Florida and California. He is currently the Executive Director of the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors. He is married and has 23 year old triplets. More information is available at: www.anjc.com
Gary is CEO and Founder of Individualized Health Solutions,llc. /Signature Supplements. He has worked for over 30 years to help integrate natural and contemporary medicine. He developed a template for credentialing standards used nationally to assist in identifying qualified alternative and complementary practitioners. He was also co-chair of the congressional mandated forum on integrative medicine and has extensive experience in start up companies in the nutritional field. . He is currently writing a book on healing and another about his time spent with Rolling Thunder, a native Indian Medicine Man who appeared in the movie Billy Jack. More information is available at: www.signaturesupplements.com
Tags: author, chiropractor, Dr Carl O Helvie, Dr Elizabeth R Lombardo, Dr Sigmund Miller, Gary Sandman, psychologist, Rolling Thunder
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
A current study carried out at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota concluded that those with inadequate levels of vitamin D used higher amounts of pain medication. In the study researchers retrospectively studied 267 chronic pain patients who were admitted to the Pain Rehabilitation Center between February and December 2006.The vitamin D level of the subjects was measured at the time of admission and compared with other indicators such as the amount and duration of narcotic pain medication usage; self-reported levels of pain, emotional distress, physical functioning and health perception; and demographic data such as gender, age, diagnosis and body mass index. Results showed that patients with inadequate levels of vitamin D were taking much higher doses of pain medication that was nearly twice as much as those with adequate levels of vitamin D. In addition, this group self reported worst physical functioning, and worse overall health perception. The researchers concluded that further research should document the effects of correcting deficient levels among these individuals.
Tags: chronic pain, Mayo Clinic, research, vitamin D
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Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Dr Carl O Helvie, Host of the Holistic Health Show, interviewed Seth-Deborah Roth (left) and Karen Hummel (right) on the Holistic Health Show yesterday. Seth-Deborah is a Nurse Hypnotherapist and a Nurse Anesthetist who uses her skills in practice and education. More information can be found on an earlier blog here or at: www.hypnotherapyforhealth.com
Karen Hummel has a baccalaureate in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology and a Masters in Health Services Management. She ia a Certified Personal Trainer who has suffered back pain for years as a result of an automobile accident. More information can be found on an earlier blog on this site and at: www.karenhummel.com
Please listen to the interview below.
Tags: alpha wave, auto accident, back pain, back surgery, conscious mind, disability physician, Dr Carl O Helvie, fitness, hypnosis, hypnotist, immune system, inconscious mind, Karen Hummel, lonely experience, meditation, nucca chiropractic, nurse anesthetist. Myth Busters, papasympathetic system, regressed, secondary gain, Seth-Deborah Roth, spine fusion, stress hormones, sympathetic nervous system, weight loss
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Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
On Saturday, Dr Carl O Helvie, Host of the Holistic Health Show will interview Seth-Deborah Roth (left) and Karen Hummel, (right).
Seth-Deborah is a certified instructor and faculty member of the National Guild of Hypnosis and a Nurse Anesthetist. She is a member of the National Board of Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists, the International Hypnosis Federation, the American Board of Hypnosis, the International Medical and Dental Hypnosis Association, Imagery International and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists.
She is an instructor of medical hypnosis at the Hypnotherapy Center in Oakland, California and received the 2005 “Award of Excellence” in the category of Health Care from the International Hypnosis Federation. She has been featured on the discovery Channel’s “Myth Busters” segment on hypnosis.
She has also presented to the National Guild of Hypnosis, the International Medical and Dental Hypnosis Association, the International Hypnosis Federation, the American Board of Hypnosis, the Institute for the Advanced Studies of Health World Conference, and the Dermatology Nurses Association on the many uses of hypnosis in the area of health. She lectures at hospitals on medical hypnosis including St Rose Hospital, Seton Hospital, and the Bay Area Cancer Forum at Sutter Hospital. Seth-Deborah teaches a teleseminar course on Medical Hypnotherapy Certification and often speaks on the San Francisco radio station KEST “Seeing Beyond” with Bonnie Colleen. She also writes a blog called “Hypnotic Health” at www.hypnotichealth.blogdpot.com
Karen Hummel is a wellness coach whose passion is helping others with pain. She holds a masters degree in Health Service Management and a baccalaureate degree in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. Karen is a Certified Personal Trainer with eighteen years of training experience and has served as a Wellness Director for several large corporations.
In 1998, after years of perseverance to reach her own fitness goal she was seriously injured in an automobile accident and told prior to surgery that she would almost certainly be a paraplegic. Karen refused to believe this and after three surgeries her surgeon told her that had it not been for the muscles she had developed from years of exercise she would not have walked away.
Several years later after excruciating pain, doctor’s visits, and medical tests, a piece of hardware from her original surgery was found to be piercing the spinal canal. This had caused tremendous nerve pain throughout her spine and eventually the loss of feeling in her right leg. Another surgery was scheduled but the chronic pain continued. One year later, testing found that a second device in her back had broken and the area had not healed properly., Karen had her last back surgery to correct the problem in 2006.
Karen has made tremendous improvements since her last surgery and is happy to be back at the gym, but still lives with chronic pain daily. She is in the process of writing a book about her experiences and hopes it will be an inspiration to others battling pain. More information is available at: http://www.karenhummel.com
Tags: auto accident, back pain, hypnotherapy, Karen Hummel, medical hypnosis, nurse anesthetist. Myth Busters, personal trainer, Seth-Deborah Roth, surgery, teleseminar
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Sunday, May 16th, 2010
On the Holistic Health Show yesterday Dr Carl O Helvie interviewed Frank Titus (left) and Mitchell Yass (right) on natural ways to treat back pain.
Frank has a B.S. degree in Exercise {Physiology and is founder of Health Through Motion and uses Titus Motion Therapy with high profile entertainment and sports individuals. More information was presented earlier on this blog or can be found at www.titusmotiontherapy.com
Mitchell Yass is a physical therapist and is known as the “Miracle Man” on Long Island for his work with pain. His goal is to help others avoid surgery and drugs in the resolution of back pain. More information is available on an earlier blog and on www.mitchellyass.com
Both practitioners say they have achieved over a 90% success rate in resolving pain with natural methods.
Enjoy the interview below.
Tags: back pain, body alignment, body imbalances, CDC website, Dr Carl O Helvie, exercise, fibromyalgia, Frank Titus, gait pattern, herniated disc, inflammation, laetrile, lung cancer, Miracle Worker, Mitchell Yass, motion therapy, MRI, muscle weakness, pain, piroformus muscle, posture, sciatica, skype, strength training, surgery, tennis elbow, TMT
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