Back pain can leave its sufferer feeling a bit
fuzzy headed. Cognitive impairment and back pain come
together for some. Cognitive impairment isn’t a
topic you’d think “chiropractic,” but it is
an issue your Pflugerville chiropractor thinks about as it
is seen in low back pain patients. Pflugerville Wellness Center carefully
observes our Pflugerville back pain and neck pain patients for their managing the condition. Some are ok; others have a little trouble. We will be sure to help with any issues like this. New
studies talk about bee pollen as being
beneficial in controlling.
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 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, simple screening tests and
questionnaires can efficiently find 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 plays an integral role in back pain management. Pflugerville Wellness Center works
to decrease the back pain with our Pflugerville chiropractic
treatment plan in hopes of reducing the cognitive dysfunction brought
on by the stress of pain.
BEE POLLEN FOR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION, ANXIETY
Researchers described chronic stress as a possible
problem associated with anxiety, depression, and
cognitive dysfunction. (Pflugerville chiropractic patients understand
the stress that comes with back 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’s a novel approach Pflugerville Wellness 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 contains
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 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 valuable agent for treating
cognitive dysfunction. (5) Pflugerville Wellness Center 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.