joe risser, md, mph

I just published BDNF and Mental Toughness link.medium.com/TESn2qMK5Lb

I just published Is the Plank the Best BDNF Boosting Exercise? link.medium.com/EN3Jr0C3tKb

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

A 2014 review of kinesiotaping in 3 #BackPain studies found kinesiotaping was no better than sham (placebo) taping.bit.ly/2iUF7W6 #BackPain

Among 4 back endurance tests, Sorensen had largest difference between those with vs w/out #BackPain. bit.ly/2jdkML8 #BackPain

"multifidus muscles thickened by 131%" following 5 weeks of bridge exercise. 10 sets, 3 reps, held 10 secs; 3 x/wk ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article… #BackPain

50% of elite #gymnasts CURRENTLY had back pain 1.usa.gov/1PPSp1b #BackPain

Of 183 people getting a 2nd opinion for back surgery, 33% were told it was the wrong operation. amzn.to/1tjHKV8

"Various degrees of disc displacements were found in 18 of 31 Olympic athletes." bit.ly/2jx0vE3 #BackPain

"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." bit.ly/2IOeobf

"There are no long-term studies of exercise resolving low back pain." bit.ly/1mkeA4v #BackPain

“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

"Carisoprodol (Soma) produced 40% more relief for painful muscle spasm vs placebo w/ marked relief in 1/2 the time." Http://1.usa.gov/1TwpGRH

About 1 in 20 cases of low back pain are thought to be primarily due to herniated discs or spinal stenosis. bit.ly/1mkeA4v #BackPain

"I'd consider myself recovered when I could lie in bed and wake up in the morning and not feel it.” bit.ly/1VXtkD2 #BackPain

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

Effective back exercises for spondylolysis in athletes: dead bug, curl-ups, bridging, planks, birddog, wall slides. bit.ly/2iXGZ2l #BackPain

The exercise producing the largest INCREASE in multifidus thickness is the Sorensen bit.ly/1KD8yQM #BackPain

"My whole goal when I come back from injury, just have some signs that it was better this week than it was last week." Tony Romo, Dallas QB

The most active developed countries are Greece, where 16% are inactive, Estonia (17%) and the Netherlands (18%) bit.ly/1TlNy7H #BackPain