Back pain can leave its sufferer feeling somewhat
foggy. Cognitive impairment and back pain come
hand in hand for some. Cognitive impairment isn’t an issue you’d think “chiropractic,” but it’s
an issue your McHenry chiropractor thinks about as it
is seen in low back pain patients. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic carefully
observes our McHenry 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. Recent
studies talk about bee pollen as being
beneficial in managing.
COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION AND BACK PAIN
Degenerative disc
disease in the lumbar spine is a growing concern globally as the world’s population grows older. Dementia has
been linked to lumbar degenerative disc disease due to physical dysfunction, quality of life, and pain. Particularly,
one study stated that 41% of patients with lumbar spinal
stenosis were found to also experience mild cognitive
impairment. (1) Short, 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 demonstrated some good effects on patients’
physical and cognitive function though not curative. (2) Chiropractic is ready to play a key role in back pain management. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic works
to decrease the back pain with our McHenry chiropractic
treatment plan in hopes of reducing the cognitive dysfunction brought
on by the stress of pain.
BEE POLLEN FOR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION, ANXIETY
Researchers explained chronic stress as a possible
problem associated with anxiety, depression, and
cognitive dysfunction. (McHenry 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, a study 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 produced by immobilization stress. (3) That
is a novel approach OrthoIllinois Chiropractic 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 reported to enhance various bodily functions
and protect against many diseases. (4) One such disease is cognitive
dysfunction. A recent report discusses the way by which bee
pollen improves 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 valuable agent for treating
cognitive dysfunction. (5) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic 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.