Vitamin D deficiency is associated to less cognitive performance [1,2]. Then again, pain is also associated with lower cognitive performance.
So vitamin D deficiency and pain have in common that low cognition. It is a stretch to hope that bringing Vitamin D to “normal” levels might help pain, but:
Some in the medical community think it is worth a try, for example WebMD’s Gina Shaw[4]
If you have chronic pain, her article suggests checking your Vitamin D level with your Doctor, with this warning:
“….Too much vitamin D can be dangerous and lead to an excess accumulation of calcium in your blood, which can lead to kidney stones…”
But what is the appropriate vitamin D level?
Mesdcape suggest levels of
- “.. a healthy level of 25(OH)D, the recommendation is that it should be above 30 ng/mL.
- A multivitamin containing 400 IU of vitamin D is inadequate to satisfy the body’s requirement.[32] It is estimated that at least 1,000 IU of vitamin D per day is needed to satisfy the body’s requirement”
Talk to your Doctor
Sources:
- Pain ; “Chronic widespread pain is associated with slower cognitive processing speed in middle-aged and older European men.”; Oct 2010
- J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. ; “Association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and cognitive performance in middle-aged and older European men.”
- medinewsdigest ; “In Brief: Vitamin D intake associated with cognitive performance in older women (Neurology)” ; 2010
- WebMD ; “Chronic Pain: Does Vitamin D Help?” ;
- Medscape ; “Vitamin D: Evaluation and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency”;
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I have found many benefits to vitamin D supplementation and have kept track with periodic testing . Improved mood is one of them. The sun is my preffered method but is not usually possible.