By James P. Meschino, DC, MS Dynamic Chiropractic – January 15, 2014, Vol. 32, Issue 02 Doctors of chiropractic and other practitioners who routinely treat neuromusculoskeletal disorders and pain syndromes commonly encounter patients presenting with various types of neuropathies. Included on this list are diabetic neuropathy, compression and entrapment neuropathy, chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, post-traumatic neuropathy, inherited neuropathy […]
A double blind, placebo, controlled randomized clinical trial In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study involving 48 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), supplementation with coenzyme Q10 (500 mg/d) for a period of 12 weeks was found to be associated with significant reductions in inflammatory markers – TNF-alpha, IL-6, and serum MMP-9 (matrix metalloproteinase), as compared […]
JAMA 2014 Jan 01;311(1)33-44, MW Dysken, M Sano, S Asthana, JE Vertrees, M Pallaki, M Llorente, S Love, GD Schellenberg, JR McCarten, J Malphurs, S Prieto, P Chen, DJ Loreck, G Trapp, RS Bakshi, JE Mintzer, JL Heidebrink, A Vidal-Cardona, LM Arroyo, AR Cruz, S Zachariah, NW Kowall, MP Chopra, S Craft, S Thielke, CL Turvey, […]
Authors: S. Sharma, P. Jain Epilepsy Res. Treat., January 2014 BACKGROUND: Recent studies have shown good efficacy and tolerability of the Modified Atkins Diet (MAD) in the treatment of refractory epilepsy. METHODS: In this review, authors discuss the use of the MAD in refractory epilepsy. CONCLUSION: MAD is an effective therapy for patients with refractory […]
January 6, 2014 / Jeffrey Bland As a young woman, Dr. Terry Wahls ran marathons and competed in martial arts competitions. Like many young professionals, she led a full and busy life, balancing her education, her career, her family. She had one degree in fine arts and another in medicine, and then she reached even […]
01.02.2014 by John Gever Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today Older veterans with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease who took vitamin E supplements in a randomized trial showed less progression of functional impairment, researchers said. With mean follow-up of 2.27 years (SD 1.22), the 140 patients assigned to daily supplements of 2,000 IU of vitamin E […]
Meier ML,et al. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2014 Jan;37(1):32-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.09.004. Epub 2013 Nov 12. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a clinically relevant method to mechanically stimulate lumbar functional spinal units while recording brain activity by means of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS: Subjects were investigated in […]
Published: Nov 18, 2013 | Updated: Nov 18, 2013 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ObesityWeek/42966 Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. This pilot study found […]
Full Story: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/11/14/what-grain-is-doing-to-your-brain/ It’s tempting to call David Perlmutter’s dietary advice radical. The neurologist and president of the Perlmutter Health Center in Naples, Fla., believes all carbs, including highly touted whole grains, are devastating to our brains. He claims we must make major changes in our eating habits as a society to ward off terrifying increases in Alzheimer’s disease […]
12.27.2013 Lab Notes: Antioxidant Has Promise in MS An antioxidant to protect mitochondrial function stopped an MS-like syndrome in mice, researchers found. Also this week: getting closer to an insulin pill and a new approach to flu treatment. Antioxidant Protects Nerves in MS A commercially available antioxidant that targets mitochondria, MitoQ, may provide neuroprotection against […]
J Chiropr Med. 2013 Dec;12(4):274-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2013.10.005. Kuhn KW, Cambron J. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this report is to describe chiropractic management, using a brain-based model of care, of a teen who had migraine headaches and several social and learning difficulties. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 15-year-old adolescent boy with a chronic history of migraines and […]
Alzheimers Dement 2013 Nov 01;9(6)724-732, KR Obermann, JC Morris, CM Roe Research · December 19, 2013 Practice Update Website Story: http://www.practiceupdate.com/journalscan/7193 Journal Abstract: http://www.alzheimersanddementia.com/article/S1552-5260(12)02574-5/abstract TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Results of this exploratory analysis of 100 drugs showed that common medications used by older adults, 10% in this study, are associated with increases or decreases in cognitive performance. […]
Sue Hughes December 17, 2013 Taking a daily multivitamin was not associated with cognitive benefits over a 12-year treatment period in male doctors aged 65 years or older in the large-scale Physicians’ Health Study II (PHS II). The study, published online December 17 in Annals of Internal Medicine, was conducted by a group led by […]
NOVEMBER 4, 2013 POSTED BY AMANDA SCHAFFER Full Story: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/11/do-our-bones-influence-our-minds.html In the mid-nineteen-nineties, a young French geneticist and physician named Gerard Karsenty became curious about a mysterious protein, called osteocalcin, that is found at high concentrations in the skeleton. He worked with mice that had been engineered to lack the substance, expecting to find problems […]
12.12.2013 by Nancy Walsh Staff Writer, MedPage Today Peripheral neuropathy is a more common manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) than has been previously appreciated, and often is a small-fiber neuropathy affecting the dorsal root ganglia, a large retrospective study found. In a 25-year study of 2,097 patients, 82 had SLE-specific peripheral neuropathy, which in […]
Claire D. Johnson, DC Journal of Chiropractic Medicine Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2013, Pages 216–229 Abstract Objective Concussion is a common sporting injury that may be seen by doctors of chiropractic and should be managed following current practice guidelines. The purpose of this abstract is to present a literature review on chiropractic management of […]
The topic is concussions and the new evidence-based guidelines on its evaluation and management, from the American Academy of Neurology and published in the journal Neurology.
Published: Nov 26, 2013 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points Estrogen levels after menopause may have no impact on cognitive function, but progesterone levels might. Point out that progesterone did appear to be related to verbal memory and global cognition among women who were newly postmenopausal. Estrogen levels after menopause […]
Elenkov IJ, Wilder RL, Chrousos GP, Vizi ES. Source Inflammatory Joint Diseases Section, Arthritis and Rheumatism Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Abstract The brain and the immune system are the two major adaptive systems of the body. During an immune response the brain […]
Neurobiological impact of cocoa flavanols on cognition and behavior Sokolov AN Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2013 Jun 26. pii: S0149-7634(13)00168-1 Abstract Cocoa products and chocolate have recently been recognized as a rich source of flavonoids, mainly flavanols, potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agents with established benefits for cardiovascular health but largely unproven effects on neurocognition and behavior. […]