Older Adults with Arthritis Need Just 45 Minutes of Activity Per Week

More good news concerning exercise. Current federal exercise guidelines show that only 150 minutes of exercise per week can confer large health benefits. Unfortunately only 1 out of 10 older Americans with knee arthritis meet these guidelines.
Now a recent study from Northwestern Medical shows that only 45 minutes of exercise per week will keep an older person with knee arthritis functional, and it does not even have to be done in at least 10 minutes blocks of time.
So if you are in this category, just do a little more exercise like walking or activities that you enjoy and it significantly help with the knee arthritis.
Anyone have improvements with knee arthritis from exercise?
Older Adults with Arthritis Need Just 45 Minutes of Activity Per Week

Good to see the Congress can sometimes get together and pass beneficial legislation. Recently the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 921, the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act. The bill, passed unanimously by the House on Sept. 12, ensures that sports medicine professionals are properly covered by their malpractice insurance while traveling with athletic teams to another state. 
 As all professional football teams, as well as 28 of the 30 major league baseball clubs, have a doctor of chiropractic as part of their medical training staff this will also benefit my profession who works in sports medicine.
Doctors of Chiropractic Included in Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act

Pentagon to conduct a study on the feasibility of providing chiropractic services to military retirees.

The American Chiropractic Association recently announced that a new bill authorizes funding for a provision directing the Pentagon to conduct a study on the feasibility of providing chiropractic services to military retirees. 
Currently military personnel have no chiropractic insurance benefits. 
Do you think this should be changed?

Young doctors could work 28 hours straight under new plan, despite possible dangers

I have always thought it was crazy that medical interns and residents are made to work hours that we would never tolerate for other professions or industries that service the public. Now I see that the private group that oversees physician training in the United States has proposed rolling back rules so that young doctors just out of medical school can work shifts as long as 28 hours.
Did you know that Medicare pays hospitals up to $130,000 or more and pay the average medical resident a salary of just $60,000, with no overtime! They are very low cost labor.
We have seen 4 large studies in the last 15 years showing that hundreds of thousands of patients die every year from hospital mistakes. Why would we want sleep deprived doctors treating patients?
As I have written before, another indirect benefit of chiropractic care is keeping some patients from be admitted into these dangerous hospitals.

Young doctors could work 28 hours straight under new plan, despite possible dangers

Ex-Giants punter credits chiropractic for long NFL career

Ex-NFL punter credits chiropractic care for the fact that he never missed a game in 10 years.
The Professional Football Chiropractic Society formed 15 years ago. Today, all 32 teams have chiropractors as part of the comprehensive medical team that tends to players.
Do you think this is beneficial for the NFL players?

Ex-Giants punter credits chiropractic for long NFL career

VA Chiropractic Residency First in Nation to Receive Accredidation

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) chiropractic residency programs have reached a historic first by receiving accreditation from the Council of Chiropractic Education. The programs provide postgraduate clinical training in integrated chiropractic practice, focused on team-based care and inter-professional education. 
This will give veterans more options as the VA reduces treatment with opioid (narcotic) drugs 
Do you think this is a positive change for our veterans.?
VA Chiropractic Residency Sites First in Nation to Receive Accreditation - See more at: http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2829#sthash.OiK2flsm.5kNpT9Xp.dpuf

American Chiropractor David Pascal Helps Athletes in Rio

Now that we are into my favorite Olympic sport of track, here is one more article on another one of the 40 chiropractors working on the US Olympic medical team. 
Here he Dr. David Pascal with the Sydney McLaughlin, the youngest member of the US Olympic team who at 17 years old made it to the finals of the 400 meter hurdles.
American Chiropractor David Pascal Helps Athletes in Rio