November 2019 Healthy News: Brain Care Tips from Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
The brain is a amazing organ. It is like the computer for the body taking information in and sending information out every second of every day for each of us humans in La Grande. Pain alters its function to protect the body. In chronic low back pain, pain the Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC sees daily, the brain’s dorsolateral prefrontal cortex diminishes in addition to brain gray matter reduction and cognitive ability impairment. Treating chronic pain is found to help the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex thicken after treatment. Research like this proposes that treating chronic pain can restore normal brain function. (1) Spinal manipulation benefits chronic low back pain sufferers with their expectation of pain and fear of movement. Using MRI to look at the brain function in such patients, researchers verified that spinal manipulation has an effect on pain, expected pain, fear of exercise and movement as well as other related brain responses. (2) Further, chiropractic spinal adjustments were found to possibly modify central processing of pain and unpleasantness. (3) Certainly, research in this area of spinal manipulation effects on the brain and its function is evolving. It proposes that the changes occur in brain function with an appeal for more examination of said changes. (4) The potential for spinal manipulation to affect such issues is very exciting to your La Grande chiropractor at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC and our La Grande chiropractic patients like you!
Listen to this Podcast with Dr. Nike Taylor on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about how the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management deals with chronic low back pain to better sufferers’ quality of life.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Take Care of Your Brain
Brain health, physical ability, and sleep quality are related to life enjoyment. Researchers state that exercise influences the brain and its processes. Physical activity of any type is an economical and good way to promote brain health. The question is which exercise is appropriate for each person? Researchers want to understand how gender, genetics and other factors affect brain function. (5) Sleep quality, mental health, and physical activity are demonstrated to impact a person’s perceived quality of life. (6) Sleep, exercise as you choose, and enjoy life to keep your brain active and healthy!
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