 This works. Yoga has again proven superior to routine care for improving function in patients with chronic low back pain. "Yoga seems to be a safe and effective activity that clinicians could consider recommending for patients with a history of low back pain." "Offering patients a yoga regimen may help them regain some of their lower back function."  Medical News: Yoga Bests Usual Care for Back Function - in Pain Management, Back Pain from MedPage T www.medpagetoday.comYoga has again proven superior to routine care for improving function in patients with chronic low back pain, researchers found. ............................................................................... This works. Regular exercise and physical activity lower the risk of chronic health conditions, and reduce dependence on medication. Exercise fosters independence and improves the quality of life. Exercise lowers the risk of many chronic diseases, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, depression, cancer and Alzheimer's. In 2010, 1 in 3 adults who saw a doctor or other health care professional was advised to increase their physical activity as a means of maintaining or improving their health. Doctors recommend exercise because research demonstrates substantial health benefits.  www.medicalnewstoday.com Doctors in the US are increasingly advising adults to exercise or be more physically active, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published online ............................................................................... This works. “The good news is that we found that activity levels, which are potentially modifiable, could have an impact” on plaque accumulation. Brain plaque, the sign of Alzheimer's, is related to memory loss. But experiments “have shown that elderly animals that began a running program benefited.” They experienced less dementia than those that didn’t run. “There are so many benefits to exercise,” she says, “and one may be that it helps the brain” to protect itself from memory loss. For some people, a daily walk or jog could reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s or slow the progress of the disease. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov PubMed comprises more than 21 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. ................................................................................ Physical activity may significantly reduce the risk of heart disease and increase longevity. All types of leisure-time exercise were shown helpful, but at work only mild-to-moderate activity produced positive benefits. Leisure time exercise improved the odds by 13 - 24%. Benefits of exercise include a multitude of gains in fitness and improved quality of life. "Physical activity does protect you from the risk of heart attack and it's consistent across the globe." "Staying physically fit throughout life may well be one of the easiest, cheapest, and most effective ways to avoid the coronary care unit." www.medpagetoday.com Physical activity -- during leisure time and on the job -- was associated with a lower likelihood of MI; owning cars and TVs increased the risk, an analysis of the large INTERHEART study showed. ................................................................................ Physical exercise may help ward off Alzheimer's, even despite genetic risk factors. Exercise may give positive results by stoping the buildup of plaques in the brain. This is important for those with a genetic tendency towards Alzheimer's. Their "inherent disadvantage makes beneficial lifestyle factors, such as exercise, preferentially important." Positive results were shown for individuals who exercised at or above American Heart Association-recommended levels. www.medpagetoday.com Physical activity may help ward off Alzheimer's disease for individuals with genetic risk factors, researchers found. ............................................................................... Seeing a chiropractor or engaging in light exercise relieves neck pain more effectively than relying on pain medication. “The people in the medication group kept on using a higher amount of medication more frequently throughout the follow-up period.” Also: “We’re running into more systemic side effects like gastrointestinal problems.” From: The Annals of Internal Medicine. Here is a link to the exercises. ............................................................................... Aerobic exercise, rather than resistance training, may give the greatest increases in longevity. Aerobic or mixed exercise programs were equally effective and significantly more so than resistance exercise alone. Benefits of exercise include multitude of gains in fitness and improved quality of life. The improvements could give hope for a reduction in mortality of 16% to 54%. www.medpagetoday.com Exercise that focuses on building cardiorespiratory fitness, rather than resistance or strength training, provides the best shot at reducing mortality, researchers found. ................................................................................ This works. Regular walking helps fight chronic kidney disease. Improvements noted after 1 month were sustained to 6 months. Walking caused improvements in exercise tolerance (reduced exertion to achieve the same activity), weight loss, improved cardiovascular reactivity, avoiding an increase in blood pressure medication and improvements in quality of health and life and reduction of the illness caused by kidney failure.  ndt.oxfordjournals.org Background. There is increasing evidence of the benefit of regular physical exercise in a number of long-term conditions including chronic kidney disease (CKD). In CKD, this evidence has mostly come from studies in end stage patients receiving regular dialysis. ... ................................................................................ This works! Significant increases in brain volume, in both gray and white matter regions, occurred for older adults who participated in aerobic fitness training. Cardiovascular fitness is linked with the sparing of brain tissue in aging humans.  biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org Background.The present study examined whether aerobic fitness training of older humans can increase brain volume in regions associated with age-related decline in both brain structure and cognition. ............................................................................... Playing most sports does not increase the risk for knee osteoarthritis. "For individuals who are interested in pursuing the health benefits of physical activity, sports participation can be a healthy way of getting those benefits." "However, anyone who is especially concerned about reducing their risks should opt for low-impact, noncontact sports."  www.familypracticenews.com CHICAGO Good news for weekend warriors, and even for devout recreational athletes: Playing most sports wont increase the risk for knee osteoarthritis, according to findings from a meta-analysis involving more than 6,000 adults. Information about the relative risks of knee OA as a result of spor… .............................................................................. This works. Men who were physically fit in their 40s and maintained that fitness level for a decade reduced their risk of all-cause death by 30% compared with men who were flabby. Those who gained fitness over the course of time had a greater reduction in mortality risk (40%). "[M]aintaining or improving fitness is associated with a lower risk of premature deaths from all-causes and CVD in men," wrote the authors. "Preventing fitness loss with age is important for mortality risk reduction." www.medpagetoday.com Men who were physically fit in their 40s and maintained that fitness level for a decade reduced their risk of all-cause death by 30% compared with men who were flabby at 40, according to the results o ............................................................................... According to the American Journal of Epidemiology, women who reported exercising the most in recent years were about 20 percent less likely to get depression than those who rarely exercised. On the other hand, the more hours they spent watching TV each week, the more their risk of depression crept up. "(The finding) adds to the growing body of evidence that physical activity is important to maintain brain health." www.reuters.com Nov 14 (Reuters) - Older women who got more exerciseand less television time were the least likely to be diagnosedwith depression, according to a U.S. study of thousands of women-- with physical activity ...............................................................................
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