Groundbreaking research is looking at the relationship of work-life conflicts (WLC) and musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) such as back pain, neck pain, etc. Work-life conflicts are defined as the conflicts that arise between people’s work demands and the other demands of their daily life. The most recent study found that “employees who were most exposed...
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Work-Life Conflicts Contribute to Back Pain
Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation as Good as Surgery for Sciatica
Sciatica is a serious spinal condition that causes pain, numbness, or weakness in one or both legs. Surgery is many times prescribed to alleviate sciatica, but surgery is not without serious risks. A recent study comparing “chiropractic spinal manipulation” found that “sixty percent of patients with sciatica who had failed other medical management benefited...
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Chiropractic Care Beats Family Physician Care for Low Back Pain
Acute low-back pain is a very common condition many people suffer from. After comparing care provided by family physician medical doctors with care that included “chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy,” researchers found that “compared to family physician-directed usual care, full clinical practice guideline-based treatment including chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy is associated with significantly greater improvement in...
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Antidepressant Use = Increased Risk of Death
Clinical depression is a serious ailment that in itself has considerable health risks. But added to those are the additional risks that come from taking the drugs prescribed for this condition. A recent survey looked at how two types of antidepressants impact people’s health. They discovered that “selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use was...
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Cardio Makes Teens Smarter… Now and Later
Are your teens getting the cardiovascular exercise they need? A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) has found that cardiovascular fitness is “positively associated” with intelligence. Specifically, the authors note that “Cardiovascular fitness changes between ages 15 and 18 (years) predicted cognitive performance at 18 (years).” Cardiovascular fitness...
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Post-Retirement Work Is Great For Your Health
If you’re retired or soon to be there, one of the best things you can do for your health is to stay occupied, in some manner, with your field of expertise. A study published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology gives good reasons for working part time in your field of expertise upon...
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