by Neil Bossenger | Jan 31, 2016 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
People with depression are 60 percent more likely to develop low back pain in their lifetime, according to Australian research. This is the first study to show that depression itself may actually trigger back pain rather than the injury being the cause. The research,...
by Neil Bossenger | Nov 6, 2013 | Spinewave Bulletin
The word “stress” is a misnomer. There are too many neurological mechanisms around how one processes information and how one feels about it. Everybody is different. A stressful situation for one person may not be stressful for another. So the broad stroke...
by Neil Bossenger | Sep 9, 2013 | Case of the month, Cases, Spinewave Bulletin, Symptoms
Sleep loss affects the stress systems in our bodies and is important because these systems enable us to deal with everyday challenges. The two stress systems are the autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, as they both relate to the...
by Neil Bossenger | Apr 3, 2013 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
Fish oil rich in DHA and EPA is widely believed to help prevent disease by reducing inflammation, but until now, scientists were not entirely sure about its immune enhancing effects. A new report appearing in the April 2013 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology,...
by Neil Bossenger | Feb 25, 2013 | Research, Spinewave Bulletin
The gut has a nervous system of its own called the “enteric nervous system”. It has about as many neurons as the spinal cord and is metaphorically called “the brain of the gut”. The gut has developed powerful mechanisms to defend the body...
