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Richmond Back Pain May Leave Your Cognition A Bit Fuzzy Bee Pollen May be of Help

Back pain can leave its sufferer feeling somewhat unclear. Cognitive impairment and back pain go together for some. Cognitive impairment is not an issue you would think “chiropractic,” but it is an issue your Richmond chiropractor thinks about as it’s seen in low back pain patients. Johnson Chiropractic carefully observes our Richmond back pain and neck pain patients for their handling of the condition. Some are fine; others have a little trouble. We will be sure to help with any issues like this. New studies discuss how bee pollen may be 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 ages. Dementia has been associated with lumbar degenerative disc disease as a result of physical dysfunction, quality of life, and pain. Particularly, one study reported that 41% of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis had mild cognitive impairment. (1) Brief, simple screening tests and questionnaires can efficiently detect cognitive impairment. Once found, cognitive impairment may be challenged by interventions like cognitive stimulation and training, exercise, medications, and supplements which showed some good effects on patients’ physical and cognitive function though not curative. (2) Chiropractic is ready to play an integral role in back pain management. Johnson Chiropractic works to reduce the back pain with our Richmond 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 possible issue linked to anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. (Richmond chiropractic patients know the stress that comes with spine-related 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 clarified that the bee pollen reduced oxidative damage and neuroinflammation produced by immobilization stress. (3) That is a new approach Johnson Chiropractic hasn’t heard of often!

BEE POLLEN FOR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION

Bee pollen’s use in public health goes back into 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 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 explicable 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) Johnson Chiropractic presents findings like this as spine pain, back pain, neck pain, etc., are complex conditions involving many factors 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 describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration to help with lumbar spinal stenosis.

Make your Richmond chiropractic appointment soon. Back pain and the cognitive challenge it often triggers aren’t odd. Johnson Chiropractic offers many ways to combat both. Contact us today!

Johnson Chiropractic presents info on the benefits of bee pollen on cognitive function that may be impaired when dealing with back pain.
 
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