November 2019 Healthy News: Brain Care Tips from Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
The brain is a magnificent organ. It is like the computer for the body taking information in and sending information out every second of life for each of us humans in Sitka. Pain alters its function to protect the body. In chronic low back pain, pain the Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka sees daily, the brain’s dorsolateral prefrontal cortex shrinks in addition to brain gray matter reduction and cognitive ability impairment. Treating chronic pain is found to help the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex thicken after treatment. Research like this suggests that treating chronic pain can restore normal brain function. (1) Spinal manipulation helps chronic low back pain sufferers with their anticipation of pain and fear of movement. Using MRI to look at the brain function in such patients, researchers documented that spinal manipulation has an effect on pain, expected pain, fear of exercise and movement in additional to other related brain responses. (2) Further, chiropractic spinal adjustments were found to possibly modify central processing of pain and unpleasantness. (3) Certainly, research in this area of spinal manipulation effects on the brain and its function is advancing. It suggests that the changes happen in brain function with an appeal for more analysis of these changes. (4) The potential for spinal manipulation to affect such issues is quite exciting to your Sitka chiropractor at Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka and our Sitka chiropractic patients like you!
Listen to this Podcast with Dr. Nike Taylor on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about how the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management deals with chronic low back pain to improve sufferers’ quality of life.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Take Care of Your Brain
Brain health, physical ability, and sleep quality are linked to life enjoyment. Researchers state that exercise influences the brain and its processes. Physical activity of any sort is a cost-effective and good way to promote brain health. The question is which exercise is best for each person? Researchers want to understand how gender, genetics and other factors affect brain function. (5) Sleep quality, mental health, and physical activity are shown to affect a person’s perceived quality of life. (6) Sleep, exercise as you choose, and enjoy life to keep your brain active and healthy!
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