March 2024 Healthy News from Connected Chiropractic 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 published research project completed in India found that balance tests (like a tandem test) could predict risk of cognitive impairment. (1) Chiropractic Cox® Flexion Distraction has been demonstrated to increase balance! (11) Cognition, taken for granted by so many of us, is precious and particularly missed when it declines with ageing. Males experiencing both neck and back pain had lower cognitive scores leading researchers to propose a potential link between spinal pain and later-in-life neurodegeneration. (2) Four chronic health conditions were reported to significantly raise the odds of spinal pain: cardiovascular 58%, hypertension 40%, diabetes 25%, obesity 34%. (3) Neck and back pain were listed together as the leading cause of disability globally. Spine and treatment of its issues like neck pain and back pain are the center of the chiropractic healthcare profession which utilizes spinal manipulation shown to inhibit back and neck pain via spinal mechanisms and possible via peripheral mechanisms that control inflammatory responses. (4) Spinal manipulation may affect not only inflammatory but also cortisol levels after treatment. (5) Your chiropractor urges patients to avert 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 address pain and inflammation.
Elgin CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Ginseng for Cortisol, Aging, And Inflammation
Ginseng, a well-liked herbal supplement of several varieties, made of ginsenosides documented to be anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fatigue, anti-obesity, anti-cancer, even anti-aging. (6, 7, 8) Aging is cellular, a deceleration 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 lessen 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, reducing the stress response in neurotransmitters. (9) KRG addresses 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 injured components of cell) recovery. (10) We look forward to having a chat about how the aging process and other inflammatory issues may be affecting you and if ginseng may be beneficial in your nutrition plan.
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