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HEALTHBEAT SHOW NOTES .... Episode #159 - Recorded July 25, 2008Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of HealthBeat, Chiropractic OnLine Today’s Health, News and Informational Podcast, and Proud to be the #1 Search Result for Chiropractic Podcasts in the iTunes Podcast Directory. In
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For HealthBeat, This is Dr. Todd Eglow! Welcome to HealthBeat Podcast #159, recorded July 25, 2008. HealthBeat is Chiropractic OnLine Today’s radio program, providing current news and commentary about Chiropractic and Health. This week’s Episode is sponsored by DaVinci Laboratories. Please surf to our web site at www.ChiropracticRadio.com and click on the DaVinci link for your Health and Nutritional needs. A quick note…. We will be updating our RSS feed in the next few weeks…. This is the number of shows that are available for direct downloads. Please remember that all our episodes are available for download from our web site, again located at www.chiropracticradio.com We also would appreciate your passing the word of our Podcasts to your friends and colleagues. Please let everyone know how easy it is to subscribe via iTunes. If you are interested in creating personalized Healthbeat podcasts for your office or website, to help attract new patients, please surf to our web site and send us an Email …. …. or Skype us by typing in “healthbeat”, all in small letters. Twitter - We are always looking to expand our interactivity with you, our loyal Health Community. If you would like to be kept up-to-date with current events about Health, Technology and ME, feel free to surf to – http://www.twitter.com/teglow and click on the Follow link. Next, we would like to send out a big Thank You to those of you who are linking our Podcast to your home pages.... We do request that you also include a link to our main Podcast Page at www.ChiropracticRadio.com And as always, a big thank you to our COT HealthBeat Listener community. This podcast is made available thru the generous donations we receive and greatly appreciate. If you could remember to surf to our Web Site and click on the PayPal link to make a monthly donation, even $5-$10, this would be very much welcomed. Finally, Chiropractic OnLine Today has always provided our news and education content for free and plan on continuing this policy. However, we do request that if you are enjoying these podcasts, that you surf to ChiropracticRadio.com and consider clicking on our PayPal link to make a donation to keep these Podcasts airing. We thank everyone for their continued support. And Now for some news …. This
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Validity of self-reported history in patients with acute back or neck pain after motor vehicle accidents A study in the
March-April 2008 issue of The Spine
Journal, looked at the Validity of
self-reported history in patients with acute back or neck pain after motor
vehicle accidents. Determining
the presence of comorbid conditions in patients with persistent axial pain after
motor vehicle accident (MVA) is important to direct appropriate care and as a
public health measure against future traffic injuries. In
the clinical care of patients after MVA, they are usually asked about previous
axial pain problems and relevant comorbid conditions (psychological distress and
drug and alcohol abuse). The accuracy of self-reported previous axial pain
history and comorbid conditions after MVA has not been systematically evaluated
but has been assumed to be high. In
patients being seen for continued pain related to an MVA, the validity of
self-reported previous axial pain and comorbid conditions appeared poor. The
self-reported prevalence of previous axial pain and drug, alcohol, and
psychological problems is much less than the documented prevalence in prior
medical records. These rates were also markedly below the expected prevalence in
age- and sex-matched populations. This effect was seen most prominently in
patients perceiving the accident to be another party's fault and in those filing
compensation claims. The failure to appreciate previous axial pain problems and
drug, alcohol, and psychological problems may compromise patient care and public
health opportunities. Surf
to our Show Notes for a link to this study - http://www.thespinejournalonline.com/article/S1529-9430(07)00127-1/abstract Strokes and NSAIDS A
study in the June 9, 2008 issue of the Archives
of Internal Medicine, looked at the risk of stroke in individuals taking
(COX)-2-selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). In clinical trials, cyclooxygenase (COX)-2-selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events. The authors studied the association between NSAID use and risk of stroke in the prospective, population-based Rotterdam Study. The
study concluded that in the general population, the authors found a greater risk
of stroke with current use of nonselective and COX-2-selective NSAIDs. The risk
of stroke was not limited to the use of COX-2-selective NSAIDs. Surf to our Show Notes for more information - http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/168/11/1219
A
study in the June 2008 issue of the Clinical
Journal of Pain, had its aim to assess whether a subgroup of patients with
unilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome - PFPS have neuropathic pain related to
the painful knee. There
is no consensus among experts regarding the etiology or management of
patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Observations indicating dysfunction of the
peripheral nervous system around the patellae have been reported. A
total of 91 patients with unilateral PFPS, between 18 and 40 years of age, and a
comparable group of 23 healthy participants aged 18 to 44 years were included. Level of knee function, pain intensity, and qualities were assessed. Somatosensory assessments were carried out by bedside neurologic tests and quantitative sensory testing, assessing thermal, tactile, and vibration thresholds. This
study hypothesizes that the observed sensory aberrations may cause neuropathic
pain in patients with PFPS. There is no validated method for sub-grouping
patients with possible neuropathic pain and in this study considerable
heterogeneity and overlap regarding signs and symptoms of neuropathic pain made
sub-grouping even more difficult. A
mechanism-based understanding of the pain is, however, essential for the
selection of adequate treatment strategies in painful musculoskeletal disorders. Surf
to our Show Notes for a link to this study - http://www.clinicalpain.com/pt/re/clnjpain/abstract.00002508-200806000-00004.htm;jsessionid=LxLDL42MjJwL4CJpnk2L8gyvjGf0P43Rk3Cn0fCTztGhb6DgSrX2!1475522543!181195628!8091!-1 Cholesterol Drugs for
Kids According
to the NY Times, the US nation’s pediatricians are recommending wider
cholesterol screening for children and more aggressive use of
cholesterol-lowering drugs starting as early as the age of 8 in hopes of
preventing adult heart problems. The
new guidelines were to be issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday
July 7, 2008. The push to aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol
in children is certain to create controversy amid a continuing debate about the
use of prescription drugs in children as well as the best approaches to ward off
heart disease in adults. But
proponents say there is growing evidence that the first signs of heart disease
show up in childhood, and with 30 percent of the nation’s children overweight
or obese, many doctors fear that a rash of early heart attacks and diabetes is
on the horizon as these children grow up. Previously,
the academy had said cholesterol drugs should be considered in children older
than 10 if they fail to lose weight after a 6- to 12-month effort. The academy
estimated that under the current guidelines, 30 percent to 60 percent of
children with high cholesterol were being missed. The guidelines give no guidance on how long a child should stay on drug treatment. But they do say the first goal should be to lower bad cholesterol levels to less than 160 milligrams or possibly as low as 110 milligrams in children with a strong family history of heart disease or other risk factors like obesity. As always, COT’s
HealthBeat always recommends discussing all treatment and prevention options
with a qualified healthcare professional. For
more information about these new recommendations, surf to - http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/07/cholesterol-drugs-for-kids/ http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/pediatrics;122/1/198 Health Corner – In this week’s Health Corner, we continue our discussion of Cholesterol reducing drugs for children. New Guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics. As always, COTs HealthBeat recommends discussing pediatric and nutritional issues with a qualified healthcare professional. Surf to our Show Notes for more information about this story - http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec08/childrenldl_07-07.html As always, please surf to our Podcast Show Notes at ChiropractiRadio.com for a full listing of web references mentioned in today’s show. And remember - COT’s Healthbeat always recommends discussing any nutritional or exercise lifestyle modifications with a qualified healthcare professional. Thank you for listening…. As always, We Want to hear from you. Please send us emails…. Simply surf to our Web Site at ChiropracticRadio.com and click on the Email link. You can also leave us Voice Mail…. Simply open up your Skype and type in “healthbeat”, all in small letters. If you have an idea for a future Health Segment, please feel free to contact me directly via email …. The address is: healthbeat@chiropracticradio.com We also would appreciate your votes both at Podcastalley.com. If you are enjoying these podcasts, please surf to our HealthBeat homepage and click on the Podcast Alley link and Yahoo links. If you have a Web Site for your practice and you would like to add content to help attract more patients, please consider adding a Personalized HealthBeat segments to your site. Many listeners are finding this a useful content addition to an Office’s Web Site. For more information, please send me an Email at healthbeat@chiropracticradio.com While at our Web Site, please remember to consider making a donation to help keep these Podcasts airing. Listener support such as yours, via our PayPal link, does help in allowing us to bring these Podcasts to you weekly. And please remember to support our sponsors by clicking their links located at ChiropracticRadio.com Finally,
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