Sitka Back Pain May Leave Your Cognition A Bit Foggy Bee Pollen May be of Help
Back pain can leave its sufferer feeling a bit fuzzy headed. Cognitive impairment and back pain come hand in hand for some. Cognitive impairment is not a topic you’d think “chiropractic,” but it’s an issue your Sitka chiropractor thinks about as it is seen in low back pain patients. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka carefully observes our Sitka back pain and neck pain patients for their managing the condition. Some are ok; others struggle a bit. We’ll be sure to help with any issues like this. New studies talk about bee pollen as being beneficial in controlling.
COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION AND BACK PAIN
Degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine is an expanding concern around the world as the world’s population grows older. Dementia has been associated with lumbar degenerative disc disease due to physical dysfunction, quality of life, and pain. Particularly, one study reported that 41% of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis were found to also experience mild cognitive impairment. (1) Brief, easy screening tests and questionnaires can efficiently find cognitive impairment. Once detected, cognitive impairment may be challenged by interventions like cognitive stimulation and training, exercise, medications, and supplements which showed some beneficial effects on patients’ physical and cognitive function though not curative. (2) Chiropractic plays an integral role in back pain management. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka works to decrease the back pain with our Sitka chiropractic treatment plan in hopes of reducing the cognitive dysfunction triggered by the stress of pain.
BEE POLLEN FOR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION, ANXIETY
Researchers explained chronic stress as a potential problem linked to anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. (Sitka chiropractic patients understand the stress that comes with back pain!) With bee pollen’s therapeutic effects identified to be related to its powerful antioxidant quality, an analysis of Anatolian bee pollen’s effect on depression and anxiety found that it lessened anxiety-like behavior in the study’s rats. The researchers explained that the bee pollen decreased oxidative damage and neuroinflammation caused by immobilization stress. (3) That is a novel approach Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka has not heard of often!
BEE POLLEN FOR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION
Bee pollen’s use in public health dates back to old, old times. The important health and medicinal properties make it a treasure trove of nutrition. Made of plant pollen and honeybee secretions and nectar, bee pollen contains bioactive compounds including proteins, amino acids, lipids, minerals, vitamins, polyphenols, and carbohydrates. Components of bee pollen are described as enhancing a variety of bodily functions and protect against many diseases. (4) One such disease is cognitive dysfunction. A recent report discusses the way by which bee pollen enhances cognitive impairment that is brought on by “cholinergic blockade.” How? It gets down to the cellular level which is a bit complex and explainable by an alphabet soup of proteins like proBNDF, tPa, ERK-CREB, Akt-GSK-3. Bottomline: The researchers end up suggesting that bee pollen would be a useful agent for treating cognitive dysfunction. (5) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka shares findings like this as spine pain, back pain, neck pain, etc., are complex conditions involving many parts which oftentimes call for just as many different approaches like spinal manipulation, nutrition, exercise, rest, etc.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Michael McMurray on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation to deal with lumbar spinal stenosis.
Make your Sitka chiropractic appointment soon. Back pain and the cognitive challenge it often triggers aren’t odd. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers many ways to fight both. Contact us today!
