“The antiquity and general acceptance
of an opinion is not assurance
of its truth.”
~ Pierre Bayle
Health Alert: Half a Billion Women Under 50 Will Have Musculoskeletal Pain by 2050!
An analysis of Global Burden of Disease data found that the number of women under age 50 affected by musculoskeletal disorders—including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, low back pain, neck pain, and gout—increased from about 245 million in 1990 to roughly 401 million in 2021. If current trends continue, the authors estimate that approximately half a billion women under 50 will be living with musculoskeletal disorders by 2050.
Scientific Reports, October 2025
Diet: Why Magnesium Matters…
Magnesium is a mineral that supports muscle and nerve function, energy production, and cardiac health. When levels are low, an individual may experience symptoms such as muscle cramps and twitching, fatigue, sleep disturbances, headaches, anxiety or irritability, constipation, numbness or tingling, heart palpitations, and difficulty concentrating. For most people, supplementation isn’t necessary, as adequate magnesium can be obtained through a diet rich in nuts, whole grains, seafood, meat, legumes, and leafy greens.
The Conversation, October 2025
Exercise: Physical Activity’s Influence on Brain Health.
New research suggests that higher physical fitness levels are associated with stronger excitatory and inhibitory activity in the brain’s motor cortex—functions that play key roles in learning and development. On the other hand, passive sedentary time, such as doom-scrolling or watching videos, appears to have the opposite effect on cortical function.
Neuroscience, September 2025
Chiropractic: Incorrect Beliefs About Low Back Pain Can Impede Recovery.
Central sensitization is a state where the nervous system becomes overly reactive, causing the body to amplify pain signals and feel pain more easily than it should, which can hinder recovery from low back pain and other musculoskeletal disorders. In a sample of 119 chronic low back pain patients, questionnaires revealed that beliefs inconsistent with current evidence—such as believing back pain means permanent damage, will inevitably worsen, makes movement unsafe, requires rest, or leaves little chance of recovery—were associated with higher central sensitization scores, underscoring the importance of patient education as part of a multimodal treatment approach.
Physiotherapy, May 2025
Mental Attitude: Seniors Benefit from Helping Others.
According to a recent study, helping friends with small tasks, like running errands or providing rides to a doctor appointment, can help older adults feel happier and find purpose.
Research on Aging, October 2025
Wellness/Prevention: New Vision Test for Toddlers.
University of Waterloo has developed a simple shape-matching game called the Waterloo Differential Acuity Test that can assess vision in children as young as 18 months old, which can assist in earlier diagnosis of vision problems such as amblyopia, farsightedness, and astigmatism than current pediatric vision assessments.
Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, October 2025
