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David M. Eisenberg, Julie E. Buring, Andrea L. Hrbek, Roger B. Davis, Maureen T. Connelly, Daniel C. Cherkin, et al. “A Model of Integrative Care for Low-Back Pain.” The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. April 2012, 18(4): 354-362.
Eating pistachios may positively impact bacterial profile of the digestive tract.
Consumption of sodium in excess of 1500 mg per day progressively raises stroke risk.
Older women who lifted weights demonstrated significant improvements in memory tasks after 6 months.
Complementary & Alternative Medical (CAM) therapies as an adjunct to conventional medical care improves outcome measures.
People with higher intakes of Vitamin D may be at a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease.
Anew stem cell in the adult brain is capable of proliferation and forming into several different cell types.
Gamma and delta-tocopherols, the forms of Vitamin E in vegetable oils and nuts, help to prevent cancer formation and growth, in animal models.
A 25% increase in blood pressure screening in 19 developing countries would reduce the number of cardiovascular disease events and deaths by up to 3% annually.
Consuming plenty of low-fat milk, yogurt, and other dairy in the diet associates with lower stroke risk.
Short-term and long-term exposure to fine-particle air pollution can lead to increased hospitalizations among older individuals.
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An estimated 8 of 10 Americans will experience lower back pain at some time in their lives. Persistent low back pain is a common, incapacitating, costly, and difficult to treat condition. David M. Eisenberg, from Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts, USA), and colleagues compared conventional therapy alonedefined as “usual care”to the combination of an integrated program of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies plus usual care, for the treatment of lower back pain. CAM therapies were provided by a trained team of healthcare practitioners and included acupuncture, chiropractic, massage therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, mind-body techniques, and nutritional counseling. Studying 20 individuals with lower back pain of 3–12 weeks' duration, who were recruited from an occupational health clinic and community health center, the team observed significant differences between the two randomized patient groups in outcomes which included pain, functional status, and difficulty performing routine, self-identified challenging activities. Writing that: “It was feasible for a multidisciplinary, outpatient [integrative care] team to deliver coordinated, individualized intervention to patients with subacute [lower back pain],”the study authors submit that: “Results showed a promising trend for benefit of treating patients with persistent [lower back pain] with this [integrative care] model.”