Back pain can leave its sufferer feeling somewhat
fuzzy headed. Cognitive impairment and back pain come
hand in hand for some. Cognitive impairment is not an issue you’d think “chiropractic,” but it’s
an issue your Orchard Park, NY chiropractor thinks about as it’s seen in low back pain patients. Novelli Wellness Center carefully
observes our Orchard Park, NY 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 helping.
COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION AND BACK PAIN
Degenerative disc
disease in the lumbar spine is a growing 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. Specifically,
one study reported that 41% of patients with lumbar spinal
stenosis had mild cognitive
impairment. (1) Short, simple screening tests and
questionnaires can efficiently find cognitive impairment. Once detected,
cognitive impairment may be confronted 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 is ready to play a key role in back pain management. Novelli Wellness Center works
to decrease the back pain with our Orchard Park, NY chiropractic
treatment plan in hopes of decreasing the cognitive dysfunction exacerbated by the stress of pain.
BEE POLLEN FOR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION, ANXIETY
Researchers described chronic stress as a potential
problem associated with anxiety, depression, and
cognitive dysfunction. (Orchard Park, NY chiropractic patients know
the stress that comes with back pain!) With bee pollen’s
therapeutic effects reported 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 reduced oxidative damage and
neuroinflammation caused by immobilization stress. (3) That’s a new approach Novelli Wellness Center hasn’t
heard of often!
BEE POLLEN FOR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION
Bee pollen’s use in public health goes back
into old, old times. The significant health
and medicinal properties make it full of nutrition. Made
of plant pollen and honeybee secretions and nectar, bee pollen has
bioactive compounds including proteins, amino acids, lipids, minerals, vitamins,
polyphenols, and carbohydrates. Components of bee pollen are reported to enhance 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 ameliorates cognitive impairment that is brought
on by “cholinergic blockade.” How? It gets down to the cellular level which is
a little 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 valuable agent for treating
cognitive dysfunction. (5) Novelli Wellness Center presents 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.