Archive for the ‘exercise’ Category
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Guests of Dr Carl O Helvie on Saturday on the Holistic Health Show on BBS Radio are: Ms Elaine Masters (left), Dr Kathy Gruver(right), and Ms Peggy Hall (below). Elaine Masters has baccalaureate degrees in fine arts (Cornish College and San Francisco State University)and is certified as a yoga teacher with the yoga alliance in kinepathics, hatha yoga and somatic movement. Elaine has been practicing yoga for decades and commutes to speaking engagements throughout southern California. She is a mom, and the award winning author of Drivetime Yoga. She recently launched the Flytime Yoga Passport Wallet and Booklet. Her company, the YogoProject, creates yoga inspired products for travel ease. She will share some small simple techniques to do safely while driving or at stop lights or while flying in order to arrive relaxed and ready to play. More information is available at www.drivetimeyoga.com
Dr Kathy Gruver has a doctorate as a traditional naturopath, a masters in natural health and is pursuing a PhD. She is also a liscensed massage therapist and has 20 years and over 10,000 hours of medical massage and natural health experience. She works with people having back pain using deep trigger point massage and mind/body medicine to see a decrease in pain and an increase in range of motion. She has been featured as an expert in publications such Massage Magazine, Discovery, First for Women, Dermascope Magazine, and Pacific Coast Business Times. She has written many health and wellness articles and appeared as guest on 30 radio shows covering topics such as back pain, mind/body medicine, healthy pregnancy, homeopathics, nutrition, and patient advocacy. Kathy’s first book the Alternative Medicine Cabinet will be available in April. She also produced an instructional massage DvD titled Therapeutic Massage at Home: Learn to Rub People the Right Way. More information is available at: www.healingcirclemassage.com
Peggy Hall was called America’s Ultimate Wellness Expert by Woman’s World Magazine. She is the featured health and wellness expert for the ABC radio network with her weekly wellness segment syndicated to 200 stations coast to coast. She is also a contributing writer for Clean Eating Magazine, and the creator of the Three Day Detox Diet.
Peggy holds a baccalaureate degree in political science, a masters degree in iinternational relations, and is certified in nutrition and yoga. She is the creator of the best selling Yoga for Surfers instructional DVD series. More information is available at www.peggyhall.com
Tags: back pain, Dr Carl O Helvie, Dr Kathy Gruver, Elaine Masters, massage, Peggy Hall, Yoga
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Dr Carl O Helvie interviewed two back pain experts and two CEO’s of companies providing natural products for back pain and arthritis pain. These are pictured from left to right: Dr Andrew Fleschner, Dr Andrew Block, Mr Daniel Chapman, and Mr Tamer Elsafy.
Dr Andrew Fleschner is a board certified physician who is in private practice in Bala Cynwdy, Pennsylvania and has a consultancy in Miami, Florida. He is author of Back Together: Hands-On Healing for Couples Other aspects of his background were discussed earlier on this site and can be found at Http://stretchzone.com/Fleschner.htm
Dr Andrew Block is on the staff of the Texas Back Institute and has multiple national and international presentations on the spine and spine surgery. He has also contributed chapters to many of the major books on spine surgery, chronic pain, and other back problems and has authored or co-authored 5 books. The latest of these is The Psychology of Spine Surgery More information is available on an earlier blog here or at: Http:www.texasback.com
Mr Daniel Chapman is the Founder and CEO of Redd Remedies, a leading natural health supplements provider and advocate ffor a holistic health approach to wellness. His company dates back to 1961 when his family opened their first Sunrise Health Food Store in Reseland, Illinois. More information on Daniel and his company was presented earlier and can be found at: www.reddremedies.com
Mr Tamer Elsafy is President and CEO of Flexicon International a producer and supplier of natural products for joint pain and arthritis that incorporate CM8. his products have been formulated under the direction of physicians and nutritionists. More information was presented earlier and can be found at www.flexicon.com
The interviews follow. I hope you enjoy and learn from them.
Tags: back and neck pain, Back Together, causes, CM8, COPE Program, couples, Daniel Chapman, decompression surgery, deconditioning syndrome, Dr Andrew Block, Dr Andrew Fleschner, Dr Carl O Helvie, exercise, facebook, flexicon, gout, guided imagery, hypnotherapy, immune system, kindney functioning, lifestyle, multidisciplinary team, muscle ease, muscle functioning, nerve shield, nutritional counseling, OSTeO, pain evaluation, pain management, prevalence, psychological testing, Redd Remedies, spinal surgery, Tamer Elsafy, Texas Back Institute, trigger point injections, types, uric acid
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
Dr Jacob Teitelbaum (left) and Dr David Russell were interviewed by Dr Carl O. Helvie on the Holistic Health Show last night. Dr Teitelbaum, a Board Certified Internist and Medical Director of a National Chain of Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers (www.fibroandfatigue.com)suffered from and overcome these diseases. He is senior author of landmark studies in these areas and author of the best seller From Fatigue to Fantasy and also author of additional books mentioned earlier on this website. More information is available on www.Vitality101.com
My second guest, Dr Davids Russell, holds a doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and is competing another Doctorate of Divinity and is the Founder and Director of the non-profit organization Caritas Traditionalis whose goal is to create a self-sustainable medical presence in economically depressed communities. He has studied classical medicine around the world including Europe, Nepal and the Middle East. More information can be found on an earlier blog here.
Their interviews follow. I hope they are informative for you.
Tags: acupuncture, antiinflammatory, arthritis, ayurveda, black pepper, cherry, chinese medicine, chondroitin, classical medicine, curcumin, detoxing, Dr Carl O Helvie, Dr David Russell, Dr Jacob Teitelbaum, endpain, energy, exercise, fibromyalgia, fish oil, food additives, ginger, glucosamine, heat, herbs, homeopathic, infection, movement, muscle ache, NAET, natural solutions, naturopathic, nutrition, sauna, Shine protocol, sleep, stretching, sugar elimination, toxins, willow bark
Posted in Podcast, Vitamin and Minerals, arthritis, complementary, exercise, herbs, homeopathic, naturopathic medicine, nutrition, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
A 24 month unblinded, random intervention study to compare the effects of strength training programs, self-management programs, and a combination of both carried out at the University of Arizona Arthritis Center found that physically inactive, middle aged people with symptomatic osteoarthritis benefited equally from strength training regimes, self-management programs, or a combination of the two. In this study, known as the Knee Study the researchers hypothesized that combining the two treatments might enhance the outcome.
Two hundred seventy three study participants between the ages of 35 and 65 who had reported pain and disability due to knee pain on most days in one or both knees for a period of not more than five years, and had a Kellgren/Lawrence classification grade 2 radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis in one or both knees were included.
Study participants were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 treatment groups-strength training, self management program, and the combination group. The strength training group spent the first 9 months improving the core areas of stretching and balance, range of motion and flexibility, and isotonic muscle strength. This was followed by 15 months of developing independent, long-term exercise habits. The second group participated in a 2-phase self-management program to educate participants and provide one on one treatment advice. The combined group participated in both the complete training and self-management program. Two hundred one of the original 273 participants completed the two year program with the self management group having the highest compliance rate.
Despite the lack of differences in finding in the three groups, all groups demonstrated improvements in physical function tests and decreased self-reported pain and disability. The researchers stated that because the self management group demonstrated higher compliance and there was no differences found in the outcome of the three groups, self-management might be a less intrusive and equally effective early treatment for knee osteoarthritis. More information is available in the January 2010 issue of Arthritis Care & Research.
Tags: arthritis, exercise, Knee-Study, osteoarthritis, research, self-management
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
A study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference from December 6 to 9 by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health reported that men with prostate cancer
who do physical activity as little as 15 minutes a day can reduce their overall mortality rates. They looked at both overall survival of men with prostate cancer and death rates specific to prostate cancer. They concluded that a moderate amount of regular exercise may improved overall survival and 5 or more hours a week of vigorous exercise may reduce the risk of death from prostate cancer.
Physical activity of 2,686 men enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study before and after a diagnoses of prostrate cancer (men with metastases when diagnosed were excluded) was assessed. Men who participated in biking, swimming, jogging, or playing tennis about a half hour weekly had a 35% lower risk of overall mortality. Men who walked 4 or more hours weekly had a 23% lower risk of all-causes of mortality compared to men who walked less than 20 minutes a week. However, walking did not show an effect on specific prostate cancer mortality but strenuous exercise did and men who participated in 5 or more hours of vigorous physical activity weekly had a decreased risk of dying from prostate cancer.
Although the specific mechanisms of exercise on prostate cancer are unknown, the researchers said exercise is known to influence a number of hormones hypothesized to stimulate prostate cancer, improve immune functioning, and reduce inflammation. The interaction of these factors is still being. studied and more research is forthcoming.
Tags: exercise, prostate cancer. research
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
A study was carried out and reported in the Journal of Hand Therapy in 2007 on the effects of strength training among people with hand osteoarthritis. In this 2 year study whole body strength training and gripper exercise were evaluated in terms of hand strength, pain and functioning in adults with radiographic evidence of hand osteoarthritis. Fifty five adults age 65 to 78 and 80% women participated in two years of strength training three times a week. Bilateral gripper exercises (isotonic grip strength) isometric grip strength, pain, and self reported hand and finger functioning were reported at the beginning and the end of the 2 year period. Isotonic grip strength increased by 1.94 kg over the two year period which was significant at the p<0.0003 level; the right and left isometric grip increased 3.62 kg that was significant at the p<0.002 level and p<0.0005 level respectively, and hand pain decreased from 4.77 to 2.62 significant at the p<0.006 level. Hand and finger function scores showed minimal dysfunction at the beginning and at the end.
Results suggest that strength train may safely increase grip strength and reduce the pain in older people with hand osteoarthritis.
Tags: gripper exercises, hand and finger fuctioning, hand osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, pain
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Friday, November 27th, 2009
A prospective study published in the British Journal of Cancer (October 27) concluded that men who are not sitting for most of the time during work or occupational activities and who walk or bicycle more than 30 minutes daily during their adult life have a reduced incidence of prostate cancer. In the study 45,887 men aged 45 to 79 were followed for 10 years. There were 2735 cases of prostate cancer and 190 deaths. There was an inverse relationship between levels of physical activity and prostate cancer. Those in the top quartile of lifetime physical activity decreased by 18% (95% confidence level) compared with those in the lowest quartile their risk of prostate cancer. Men who sat at work half of the time had a 20% reduction in prostate cancer risk over those who sat most of the time. There was also an inverse relationship between the incidence of prostate cancer among those with average physical activity at work and walking and bicycling duration. Thus, physical activity seems important for reducing the risk of prostate cancer.
Tags: exercise, Holistic Health Show, prostate cancer, research
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
Researchers at the Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands found that dynamic exercise programs had moderate benefits for rheumatoid arthritis patients and recommended aerobic capacity training combined with muscle strength training as routine practice for these patients. However, more research is needed to determine the recommended length and type of exercise program, if patients need supervision, and if these programs are cost effective.
The researchers combined data from 8 studies involving 575 patients and founds that dynamic exercises are safe and have a positive effect on aerobic capacity and muscle strength for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and when performed long term have a positive effect on functional ability. However, the benefits are seen only after the intervention and programs that are water-based may help improve functioning of patients. Results were published in the Cochrane Library.
Tags: exercise, Holistic Health Show, rheumatoid arthritis
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
Data present by Duke U researchers at the Society for Neuroscience meeting last month showed that exercise is a major factor in improving memory and mood after whole-brain radiation treatment in rodents. This is an exciting finding because whole brain radiation is sometimes used to treat brain cancer in humans.
In the study one group of mice that had radiation stayed in their cages under normal conditions of living with other mice, eating and playing as they liked. A different group of mice having radiation were given daily access to a cage with a running wheel which they could use if they wanted.
The mice were tested for how well they remembered spatial features in their environment for locating a preferred excape hole to exit a well lit maze abd hide., They were tested at two weeks and 3 months after radiation.
The mice that had radiation and access to running did as well as normal mice (without radiation) that didn’t exercise when it came to remembering where the hole was. Irradiated mice that did not have access to exercise eventually showed no preference for that section of the maze with the escape hole.
The researchers concluded that exercise seems to protect against the loss of memory and increased depressive like behavior.
Tags: brain cancer, Dr Carl O Helvie, exercise, memory, mood, radiation, research
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
My second guest for Saturday is Frank Titus, (left) Founder of Titus Motion Therapy that uses individual exercises and stretches designed to get people out of pain. His success rate has been over 95% treating such chronic painful conditions as herniated discs, sciatica, whiplash, carpel tunnel, migraine, fibromyalgia, TMJ, rotator cuff injuries, degenerative joint disease, tennis elbow, ACL injuries, and arthritis. In 2005 he opened the Health Through Motion Center in Santa Monica and in addition to treating those in the Los Angeles area he treats clients throughout the world via video consultation including clients as far away as New Zealand.
Those treated have included many high profile clients in the entertainment and sports world including Olympians, and PGA, NFL, PBA, ATP, AVP, and NBA athletes as well as yoga teachers, musicians, and doctors. He also hosts the #1 talk radio show The Painkillers on 97.1 FM and was the only non-medical doctor to appear on the American Health Journal award winning television series on PBS. Frank will talk about Titus Motion Therapy on the show. More information is available at: www.titusmotiontherapy.com
My last guest on Saturday is Rami Rones who moved to Boston from Israel in 1983 to study martial arts with renown traditional master Dr Yang-Jwing Ming. Over the years Rami has won many gold medals in martial arts including 3 time gold medalist in Shanghi, China for Tai Chi, External and Internal Weapons, and Tai Chi and Kung Fu Sword. He also won gold medals for Tai Chi Pushing Hands and Tai Chi Sword in the International North America Chinese Martial Art Competition.
He now focuses his attention on helping people with cancer, arthritis, aging and stress using Tai Chi and QiGong. He is a scientific consultant of body-mind therapy at Dane Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard and Tufts Medical Schools as well as author of numerous scientific publications. He has been featured in magazines and newspapers, and on radio and television programs. One of his latest research reports was Tai Chi is Effective in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial presented at the International Tai Chi Chaun Symposium in July 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee at Vanderbuilt University. He has published two DVD’s on Tai Chi and his latest book is Sunrise Tai Chi: Simplified Tai Chi for Health and Longevity
More information is available at: http://www.ramelrones.com
Tags: arthritis, Dr Carl O Helvie, DVD's, exercise, Frank Titus, gold medalist, Harvard U, herniated disc, martial arts, mind-body therapy, pain management, Rami Rones, sciatica, stress reduction, stretching, talk radio host, The Painkillers, Titus Motion Therapy, Tufts U, video consultation, whiplash
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