La Grande Back Pain May Leave Your Cognition A Bit Fuzzy Bee Pollen May be of Help
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 is an issue your La Grande chiropractor thinks about as it’s seen in low back pain patients. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC carefully observes our La Grande back pain and neck pain patients for their managing the condition. Some are fine; 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 ages. Dementia has been associated with lumbar degenerative disc disease due to physical dysfunction, quality of life, and pain. Specifically, one study stated that 41% of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis experienced 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 beneficial effects on patients’ physical and cognitive function though not curative. (2) Chiropractic is ready to play a key role in back pain management. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC works to reduce the back pain with our La Grande chiropractic treatment plan in hopes of reducing the cognitive dysfunction triggered by the stress of pain.
BEE POLLEN FOR COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION, ANXIETY
Researchers described chronic stress as a potential issue linked to anxiety, depression, and cognitive dysfunction. (La Grande 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, 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 clarified that the bee pollen reduced oxidative damage and neuroinflammation produced by immobilization stress. (3) That’s a new approach Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC 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 a treasure trove 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 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 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) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC 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.
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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 incorporation to deal with lumbar spinal stenosis.
Schedule your La Grande chiropractic appointment today. Back pain and the cognitive challenge it often triggers are not odd. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC offers many ways to combat both. Contact us today!
