Memory and back
pain. Back pain and cognition. Is there a relationship?
Ask any West Des Moines back pain sufferer who has had the pain
for a while, and you will hear just how the mind and memory just
don’t seem to function like normal when pain is on the mind. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa understands. Back pain specialists like yours at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa understand this connection. Pain disturbs
the brain and its memory function. Chiropractic care works to decrease
the pain, and Executive Chiropractic of Iowa may suggest some curcumin to aid
in the pain relief…and memory and cognition improvement.
CURCUMIN FOR MEMORY ISSUES
Chronic pain sufferers recognize
that their pain affects their quality of life. It slows them
down. It holds them back. They also have stress because
of their chronic pain and non-pain-related problems
which worsens their symptoms. It is a nasty
cycle. These pain and stress feelings alongside emotions,
learning, and memory are processed by the hippocampus.
Neuropathic pain impacts the nervous system, and hippocampal
neurogenesis, its growth and development of nervous tissue, is exacerbated
by stress. (1) To push back against this negative effect on
the nervous system, researchers are studying
nutrients like curcumin. Curcumin reduced chronic pain
and improved cognitive impairment and memory deficit associated
with long-term sciatic nerve constriction. Researchers describe
how hippocampal neurogenesis and synaptic plasticity
improvements may be acknowledged, so we’ll just thank them (and be grateful that researchers understand the
process!) instead of working to totally get them
ourselves. (2) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa cares for many West Des Moines
leg pain patients and their pain relief from a compressed and
irritated sciatic nerve. Curcumin may improve both memory and
sciatica!
CURCUMIN FOR SCIATICA
There is compelling
evidence that curcumin has an important role in the
treatment of pathological pain due to sciatic nerve injury,
neuropathy and the like. (3) Current drugs for acute pain (opioids,
NSAIDs, acetaminophen and such) help but also have side-effects
(renal, liver, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal) and have a
potential for abuse. This prompted some researchers
to study curcumin more. Curcumin is said
to have anti-inflammatory and analgesic pain-reducing effects…without the
side-effects. (4) Other researchers found that nanocurcumin (a
soluble form of curcumin) ended pain-related behavior, decreased
inflammatory markers and enhanced memory deficient and spatial
learning in chronically constricted rats. (5) Curcumin may be applicable
for your West Des Moines back pain condition, too. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa will explore this with you at your next West Des Moines chiropractic visit.
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes the benefit of nutrition in the care of West Des Moines back pain and sciatica in The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your
West Des Moines chiropractic appointment now. Chiropractic
care for sciatic leg pain and chronic-pain-related memory and
cognition issues may be better managed with
the addition of curcumin. Let us discuss it at
your next appointment.
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