Back pain can leave its sufferer feeling a bit
unclear. Cognitive impairment and back pain go
hand in hand for some. Cognitive impairment isn’t an issue you would think “chiropractic,” but it is
an issue your Severna Park chiropractor thinks about as it’s seen in low back pain patients. Back And Neck Care Center carefully
observes our Severna Park back pain and neck pain patients for their handling
of the condition. Some are ok; others have a little trouble. We’ll be sure to help with any issues like this. Recent
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 globally as the world’s population grows older. Dementia has
been associated with lumbar degenerative disc disease as a
result of physical dysfunction, quality of life, and pain. Specifically,
one study stated that 41% of patients with lumbar spinal
stenosis had mild cognitive
impairment. (1) Brief, easy 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 demonstrated some beneficial effects on patients’
physical and cognitive function though not curative. (2) Chiropractic plays an integral role in back pain management. Back And Neck Care Center works
to decrease the back pain with our Severna Park 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. (Severna Park chiropractic patients understand
the stress that comes with spine-related pain!) With bee pollen’s
therapeutic effects known to be related to its
powerful antioxidant quality, an analysis of Anatolian bee
pollen’s effect on depression and anxiety found that it reduced
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 new approach Back And Neck Care Center hasn’t
heard of often!
BEE POLLEN FOR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION
Bee pollen’s use in public health dates back to ancient times. The important 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 described as
enhancing various bodily functions
and protect against many diseases. (4) One such disease is cognitive
dysfunction. A recent report describes 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 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 useful agent for treating
cognitive dysfunction. (5) Back And Neck Care 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.