Murfreesboro Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the enemy of inflammation? Quite possibly! Most Chiropractic Clinic chats with our Murfreesboro chiropractic family members every day about inflammation and pain, especially back pain and neck pain, arm pain and sciatica. Chiropractic care with an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is beneficial especially when adding curcumin into the mix, an addition backed by several recent studies!

 

 

A new scoping review (based on 389 citations from 8 different databases) of evidence about the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found a lot of support of the clinical benefit of curcumin for diseases in which inflammation plays a key role like osteoarthritis, metabolic disorders, etc. (1) A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (65 of them) that examined the impact of turmeric/curcumin on inflammation and oxidation balance found that supplementation significantly reduced inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and enhanced anti-oxidant activity, enhancing the body’s inflammation/oxidation balance.  (2) Another analysis of randomized controlled trials (29 of them focused on 5 kinds of arthritis – ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout/hyperuricemia) revealed the safety of using curcumin in addition to the improvement with respect to pain and severity of inflammation. (3) A further analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials specifically focused on the effects of curcumin on osteoarthritis concluded that curcumin and curcuma longa extract may be safer and more valuable supplements for osteoarthritis than NSAIDs and placebo. What's more, the adverse effects of curcumin were comparable to those of placebo, making it a safer option. In fact, when compared to NSAIDs, another commonly used treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was found to have similar effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lesser occurrence of adverse events. (4) So are you ready to give this natural option a shot? Let’s talk about it at your next Murfreesboro chiropractic visit.

 

 

 

Schedule your Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment soon. If inflammation is your nemesis, we can talk at your next appointment about adding curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Most Chiropractic Clinic is here to help reduce inflammation and pain!