March 2024 Healthy News from OrthoIllinois 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 study performed 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 enhance balance! (11) Cognition, taken for granted by so many of us, is valuable and notably missed when it declines with ageing. Males experiencing both neck and back pain had poorer cognitive scores leading researchers to suggest a potential link between spinal pain and later-in-life neurodegeneration. (2) Four chronic health conditions were described to significantly increase 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 globally. Spine and treatment of its issues like neck pain and back pain are the focus of the chiropractic healthcare profession which uses spinal manipulation shown to inhibit back and neck pain via spinal mechanisms and possible via peripheral mechanisms that modulate inflammatory responses. (4) Spinal manipulation may influence not only inflammatory but also cortisol levels after treatment. (5) Your chiropractor encourages patients to avert chronic health conditions and offers spinal manipulation to lessen 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.
McHenry CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Ginseng for Cortisol, Aging, And Inflammation
Ginseng, a well-liked herbal supplement of several types, made of ginsenosides recognized for being 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 avoiding of apoptosis (cell death) which involves DNA damage. The anti-aging effect of ginseng via its components - saponins, polysaccharides, and active peptides – tied to 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 suppresses inflammation-related genes in kidney, lung, liver, stomach, and colon and helps with autophagy (a natural process that cleans out undesirable or damaged components of cell) recovery. (10) We welcome a chat about how the aging process and other inflammatory issues may be affecting you and if ginseng may be good in your nutrition plan.
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