joe risser, md, mph

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

I just published BDNF and Mental Toughness https://t.co/Kyfo5hCFri

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

I just published Is the Plank the Best BDNF Boosting Exercise? https://t.co/hHDYreIXk4

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

@TawfikLab As a former cop (Oakland) and paramedic (Honolulu), I’ve seen it too often. We should be able to walk, run, shpiln, and ride bikes on city streets.

Distracted drivers have turned it into a gamble.

You are so fortunate.

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

@AlaskaAir Learn #90yearsofcare

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

@MarkDivine Hi Mark, would you be so kind to share your literary agent’s name? Thank you! Joe Risser, MD (Carlsbad, CA)

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

"it is unclear whether disc space narrowing by MRI detects the disc is the source of #BackPain."
#BackPain

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

A 2014 review of kinesiotaping in 3 #BackPain studies found kinesiotaping was no better than sham (placebo) taping.https://t.co/J1VkB3kHUN
#BackPain

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

Among 4 back endurance tests, Sorensen had largest difference between those with vs w/out #BackPain. https://t.co/xHR0hxQCo0
#BackPain

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

"multifidus muscles thickened by 131%" following 5 weeks of bridge exercise. 10 sets, 3 reps, held 10 secs; 3 x/wk https://t.co/Q9JHRriGZ8
#BackPain

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

50% of elite #gymnasts CURRENTLY had back pain https://t.co/gg6fKrWZui
#BackPain

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

Of 183 people getting a 2nd opinion for back surgery, 33% were told it was the wrong operation. https://t.co/S4efNzuZFO

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

"Various degrees of disc displacements were found in 18 of 31 Olympic athletes." https://t.co/xen5AoFUjs
#BackPain

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

"Spurred by reports of serious withdrawal symptoms, uncontrolled pain, and suicide in patients whose opioid doses were abruptly cut, the FDA announced new labeling changes in April to better inform physicians how to properly taper patients."

https://t.co/y7GGWMxALI

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

"There are no long-term studies of exercise resolving low back pain." https://t.co/BSrLwANWX4
#BackPain

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

“If I recovered from back pain, I would be able to do whatever I wanted to do without having to think about how to avoid pain aggravation.”
#BackPain

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

"Carisoprodol (Soma) produced 40% more relief for painful muscle spasm vs placebo w/ marked relief in 1/2 the time." https://t.co/WT6VawBxeL

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

About 1 in 20 cases of low back pain are thought to be primarily due to herniated discs or spinal stenosis. https://t.co/BSrLwANWX4
#BackPain

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

"I'd consider myself recovered when I could lie in bed and wake up in the morning and not feel it.” https://t.co/gwhl37zoYR
#BackPain

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

The avg exercise-based study for back pain is 12 weeks but we've never met a #FormerBackPainSufferer who achieved "cure" in less than a year

[joe risser, md, mph @backtivity_org]

Effective back exercises for spondylolysis in athletes: dead bug, curl-ups, bridging, planks, birddog, wall slides. https://t.co/92685jYUtY
#BackPain