March 2024 Healthy News from Amelia Chiropractic Clinic Spine Pain, Aging, Cognition, Ginseng
AGING, COGNITION, CHIROPRACTIC
“Growing old isn’t for wimps!”
Aging presents its challenges from physical and functional issues like balance, motor control, coordination of sensory input, to cognitive function. A study performed in India revealed that balance tests (think the tandem test) could forecast the risk of cognitive impairment. (1) Chiropractic Cox® Flexion Distraction has been demonstrated to improve balance! (11) Cognition, taken for granted by so many of us, is precious and particularly missed when it deteriorates with ageing. Males with both neck and back pain had poorer cognitive scores leading researchers to propose a potential association between spinal pain and later-in-life neurodegeneration. (2) Four chronic health conditions were reported to significantly raise the risk of spinal pain: cardiovascular 58%, hypertension 40%, diabetes 25%, obesity 34%. (3) Neck and back pain was listed as the leading cause of disability around the world. Spine and treatment of its issues like neck pain and back pain are the core of the chiropractic healthcare profession which uses spinal manipulation shown to deter back and neck pain via spinal mechanisms and potentially via peripheral mechanisms that control inflammatory responses. (4) Spinal manipulation may affect not only inflammatory but also cortisol levels after treatment. (5) Your chiropractor supports patients in their efforts to prevent chronic health conditions and offers spinal manipulation to decrease spine-related pain.
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson about use of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management treatment protocols to take care of pain and inflammation.
Fernandina Beach CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Ginseng for Cortisol, Aging, And Inflammation
Ginseng, a popular herbal supplement of several varieties, contains ginsenosides documented to be anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fatigue, anti-obesity, anti-cancer, even anti-aging. (6, 7, 8) Aging is cellular, a slowing of cell division and an avoidance of apoptosis (cell death) which involves DNA damage. The anti-aging influence of ginseng via its components - saponins, polysaccharides, and active peptides – lies in its ability to reduce DNA damage and delay aging and its related diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, type 2 diabetes, and chronic inflammation. (8) Red Korean Ginseng (KRG) offers anti-stress treatment, decreasing the stress response in neurotransmitters. (9) KRG deals with metabolic syndrome issues (high blood pressure, triglycerides, hyperglycemia, LDL, obesity, diabetes, etc.). (6) KRG stifles inflammation-related genes in kidney, lung, liver, stomach, and colon and helps with autophagy (a natural process that cleans out unwanted or damaged components of cell) recovery. (10) We look forward to having a talk about how the aging process and other inflammatory issues may be involving you and if ginseng may be good in your nutrition plan.
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