Back pain can leave its sufferer feeling somewhat
unclear. Cognitive impairment and back pain go
together for some. Cognitive impairment isn’t a
topic you would think “chiropractic,” but it’s
a topic your Fort Wayne chiropractor thinks about as it
is seen in low back pain patients. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic carefully
observes our Fort Wayne back pain and neck pain patients for their managing the condition. Some are fine; others struggle
a bit. We will 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
Lumbar spine degenerated disc disease is an expanding concern globally as the world’s population ages. 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 experienced mild cognitive
impairment. (1) Brief, easy screening tests and
questionnaires can efficiently detect 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. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic works
to reduce the back pain with our Fort Wayne chiropractic
treatment plan in hopes of reducing the cognitive dysfunction exacerbated by the stress of pain.
BEE POLLEN FOR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION, ANXIETY
Researchers described chronic stress as a potential
issue associated with anxiety, depression, and
cognitive dysfunction. (Fort Wayne 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 decreased
anxiety-like behavior in the study’s rats. The researchers explained
that the bee pollen decreased oxidative damage and
neuroinflammation caused by immobilization stress. (3) That’s a novel approach Aaron Chiropractic Clinic hasn’t
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 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 describes 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 useful agent for managing
cognitive dysfunction. (5) Aaron Chiropractic Clinic 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.