November 2019 Healthy News: Brain Care Tips from Aurora Chiropractic Center
The brain is a amazing organ. It is like the computer for the body taking information in and sending information out every second of life for each of Juneau human. Pain alters its function to protect the body. In chronic low back pain, pain the Aurora Chiropractic Center sees every day, the brain’s dorsolateral prefrontal cortex shrinks along with 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 suggests that treating chronic pain can restore normal brain function. (1) Spinal manipulation helps chronic low back pain sufferers with their anticipation of pain and fear of movement. Using MRI to look at the brain function in such patients, researchers documented that spinal manipulation affects pain, expected pain, fear of exercise and movement as well as other related brain responses. (2) Further, chiropractic spinal adjustments were found to potentially adjust 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 a call for more analysis of said changes. (4) The potential for spinal manipulation to influence such issues is very exciting to your Juneau chiropractor at Aurora Chiropractic Center and our Juneau 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 linked to life enjoyment. Researchers report that exercise affects the brain and its processes. Physical activity of any type is a cost-effective and good way to promote brain health. The question is which exercise is best for each person? Researchers strive to know how gender, genetics and other factors affect brain function. (5) Sleep quality, mental health, and physical activity are shown to affect 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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