FBRC Health Updates

Neck, Back, and Shoulder Pain Common Among Students in Fanwood A recent study investigated the relationship between neck/shoulder pain or low back pain and the daily behavioral habits of nearly 4,000 high school students in China. The researchers found that 20% of the students suffered from neck/shoulder pain and 15% lived with low back pain,…

Manipulation Plus Exercise Helps Teens with Back Pain in Fanwood Back pain in Fanwood is common in the adolescent population, but little research exists on treatment options for this group of patients. In a new study, researchers randomly assigned teenagers with back pain into one of two treatment groups for a three-month period: spinal manipulation…

Chiropractor in Fanwood Explains the Risk Factors for DVT Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in a major vein of the leg that can travel through the heart to the lungs, where it can lead to a life-threatening condition called a pulmonary embolism. Each year, about 900,000 people in the United…

Chiropractor in Fanwood Explains Smoking and Cervical Disc Degeneration Top Fanwood chiropractor explains the effect smoking has, if any, on the cervical disks. In this study, researchers examined 320 patients with a chief complaint of neck-shoulder pain and found that those who were smokers had a greater degree of cervical disk degeneration, as shown on…

A New Blood Test in FanwoodEasily Detects Lung Cancer A biopsy is often needed to determine if lung tumors are malignant or benign. However, a new blood test may reduce the need for such a procedure. Researchers have developed a blood test that detects biomarkers that indicate how likely pulmonary nodules are to be cancerous.…

Risk Factors for CTS in Fanwood In this study, researchers compared questionnaire data and exam findings from 1,512 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and age-matched controls and found the following are risk factors for the condition: increasing age, smoking, past/current wrist injury, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, and work that places excessive force on the wrists.…