Cervical pain+headache+sleeping disturbance (Nutrition)

Nutrition 

For nutritional based, Musculoskeletal pain is often associated with a decrease in physical activity, including activities of daily living (ADL). Musculoskeletal impairments impede function, and, dependent upon the severity of the associated pain, can be debilitating. Empirical evidence suggests that a whole foods, plant-based diet may have health promoting (control of obesity) and even pain alleviating effects (anti-inflammatory).(Towery et al., 2018)

NKCP®, a natto-derived dietary food supplement whose main component is bacillopeptidase F, has antithrombotic, fibrinolytic, and blood viscosity-lowering effects. It can alleviate headaches and chronic neck and shoulder stiffness and pain by improving peripheral circulation, increase skin surface temperature and reduce muscle tension. This resulted in increase work efficiency and QOL. (Sunagawa et al., 2018)

There is study show that foods and drinks are the most commonly reported triggers for migraine and these often include chocolate, cheese, nuts, citrus fruits, processed meats, monosodium glutamate, aspartame, fatty foods, coffee, and alcohol. (Hoffmann J, Recober A, 2013) Diet interventions, such as high folate diet, low-fat diet, high omega-3, low omega-6 fatty acid diets, ketogenic diet, Atkins diet and low sodium diet, have been reported to reduce migraine attacks. (Martin VT, Vij B, 2016)

However there is study show that caffeine also might affect sleeping quality, therefore carbohydrate, saturated fatty acids, Omega-3 PUFA, Omega-6 PUFA, amino acids including tryptophan, glutamine, tyrosine and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), vitamin D3 and D2, Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12 is needed to help in improving sleeping quality. (Mingxia Zhao,2020)

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