Research Reveals That Your Brain Shrinks When You Have Pain.
Can your chiropractor keep your brain from shrinking? The Journal of Neuroscience brings sobering news to chronic back pain sufferers. Scientists found that even one year of chronic back pain can age the brain 10 to 20 years. 26 people with chronic, continuous pain of more than a year were compared with 26 healthy people. The researchers theorize that the stress of chronic pain causes “burnout shrinkage.” But that may not be a life sentence.
Categories: Chiropractic | 
Tags: Back Pain, brain, Chiropractic, chiropractor, cortisone, epidural, Michael Pritsker, Pain, Pain Management, pain relief, san diego, sciatica, spinal decompression, spinal stenosis | 
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