Low Back Pain & Sciatica Mythbusting

Dr. Anthony Davis•www.shapeshiftwellness.com

I empower people with low back pain and sciatica to understand the facts and research about their pain, so they can reclaim the active life the love using an integrated, evidence-based approach to rehab through exercise, nutrition, stress reduction, and sleep. ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5 This podcast was formerly known as Health or Hoax.

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Vectors For "Specific" Chiropractic Adjustment and Massage Are Implausible | (Research Highlight)

The interface between the skin and fascia is frictionless. In manual therapies like chiropractic spinal adjustments and soft tissue release techniques, often it is thought that a thrust or a force is being applied to a bone or muscle at an oblique angle. It is thought that a clinician can be specific in regards to the specific direction they are pushing the targeted structure. If possible, this would be useful in attempting to mobilize a joint by pushing a bone into a certain rotation or flexion...

Jun 16, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Specific vs. General Physical Therapy Exercises for Low Back Pain | (Research Highlight)

Often times, physical therapy exercises for low back pain are intended to be highly specific to the condition and the patient. This episode highlights a research article on low back rehab which compared specific or corrective exercises for back pain to general exercises, to see if it's worth the extra effort of coaching and performing more targeted exercises. CITATION : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25770419 Saner, Jeannette & Kool, Jan & Sieben, Judith & Luomajoki, Hannu &...

Jun 16, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Weight Loss Without Exercise | Placebo Effect | (Research Highlight)

Does mindset matter? If you THINK you are healthy, could that possibly make you actually become healthier? How much do positive and affirmative beliefs about your own lifestyle and health actually impact your overall health? . In this study, women lost weight, body fat, and lowered their blood pressure just from being educated that they were already doing a good job being active. They weren't asked to change anything. They didn't do additional exercise, they didn't change their diet. They were j...

Jun 02, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Is Chronic Pain All In Your Head & Can Positive Thinking Improve Your Health?

In this video we will take a look at whether or not having a positive attitude can ACTUALLY improve your health and reduce pain. We also take a look at the nature of chronic pain to see if it really is all in your head, and if so what can we DO about it? How can we change our attitudes and beliefs about pain? Does mindset matter for improving our health? REFERENCES: Paper of focus - Hanssen MM, et al. Can positive affect attenuate (persistent) pain? State of the art and clinical implications. Cu...

Apr 29, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Limitations of Research - Research Isn't Everything

Research allows us to better understand our world, but even great research has limitations. We love to rely on research to inform our beliefs when we can, sometimes even the power of research can’t be 100% reliable. In our previous video on different types of evidence, we stated that peer reviewed published research is the highest quality evidence available. This is true, but like most things, research studies are not perfect. Time, money, ethics, generalizability, and bias can all complicate re...

Apr 29, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Battling Bias - 12 Types of Bias that Shape our Beliefs

In this video we will learn about 12 different types of bias which can skew reality, change the results of research, and give us false information about the world. I’ll give examples of each and we will better learn how to spot these sources of error in our daily lives so we can ALL gain skill in separating FACT from FICTION, or as we say here - HEALTH or HOAX JUMP TO A TOPIC: 1:13 - Confirmation Bias 2:42 - Observer/Expectancy Bias 4:29 - Halo & Horn Effect 6:07 - Selection/Sample Bias 7:37...

Apr 29, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Types of Evidence and Research

Not all types of evidence are created equal. some types of evidence barely even count as evidence since they cannot reliably tell us objective truths about the world. Other types of evidence like scholarly research articles (especially summary research) can determine cause and effect relationships. Too often we rely on anecdotal evidence to shape our beliefs. This video teaches us about the different types of evidence and which ones are the most reliable, and which ones we should take with a gra...

Apr 29, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Welcome to Health or Hoax!

Welcome to Health or Hoax - The show that empowers people to make informed choices about their own health, by taking a critical look at the research on popular healthcare claims. We are healthcare students on a journey for truth, looking to make it easier for YOU to understand if the fads, diets, and treatments you’ve been sold are HEALTH, or a HOAX. At the end of each episode we do our best to reach a conclusion about the topic of discussion, but we acknowledge that science and healthcare are A...

Apr 28, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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Low Back Pain &amp; Sciatica Mythbusting

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Low Back Pain & Sciatica Mythbusting