FBRC Health Updates

Alert: Red Cross Issues Urgent Call for Blood! The American Red Cross reports that blood and platelet donations in the United States are urgently needed due to a shortage of donations in the last two months. According to the Red Cross, blood donations fell 21,000 units short of hospital needs during the months of September…

Low-Gluten Diet in Fanwood & Scotch Plains Offers Benefits to Gut Many people are choosing a low-gluten diet, even though they aren’t allergic to the protein. As a result, investigators recently set out to determine whether or not such a diet is advisable for those without a gluten allergy. After 60 middle-aged adults consumed a…

Fanwood & Scotch Plains Chiropractor Explains How to Tame High Triglycerides If your triglycerides (a fat found in blood) are too high, you’re may be at an elevated risk for heart disease and stroke. To aid in the lowering of theses lipids, the American College of Cardiology recommends the following: get regular exercise; reduce calories,…

Neuropathic Pain Affects Chronic Back Sufferers in Fanwood & Scotch Plains Neuropathic pain is pain caused by damage or disease affecting the somatosensory nervous system. Symptoms often include burning or coldness, “pins and needles” sensations, numbness, and itching. An analysis of questionnaire and examination findings concerning over 2,000 chronic low back pain patients revealed neuropathic…

Fanwood & Scotch Plains Provides Research About How Jaw Pain, Headache, and Body Pain Are Linked Following a review of the health records of 295 patients with chronic temporal mandibular dysfunction (TMD) either with or without associated headaches, researchers found that chronic TMD patients with associated headaches have more intense jaw pain and are more…

Fanwood & Scotch Plains Chiropractor Explains the Link Between Neck Pain & Migraines Neck pain and migraines often co-exist, but the nature of their relationship isn’t clear. In this study, which involved fifty patients with a history of migraines with neck pain, 89% of participants reported their neck pain and headaches started and stopped at…

Fish or Fish Oil Lowers Heart Attack Risk for Residents in Fanwood & Scotch Plains A clinical trial that involved nearly 26,000 men and women revealed that those who took a one-gram fish oil supplement each day had a 28% reduced risk of heart attack over the following five years. Lead researcher Dr. JoAnn Manson…

Neck Pain May Increase the Risk of Depression/Anxiety Symptoms in Fanwood & Scotch Plains Following a review of data from thirteen published studies involving over 5,500 men and women, researchers have determined that individuals with neck pain have an elevated risk for depression and anxiety symptoms. The findings suggest that measures to reduce the risk…

Fanwood & Scotch Plains Chiropractor Explains How Depression is Associated with Back Pain German researchers reviewed data from national health surveys that included nearly 50,000 adults and found that 21.1% experienced an episode of low back pain in the previous year, while 6.7% had diagnosed depression during the same time frame. Interestingly, of those with…