Murfreesboro Pain from Osteoarthritis Helped by Omega-3 PUFA fatty oils
Cartilage degeneration via osteoarthritis often leads to pain. Murfreesboro osteoarthritis sufferers experience this side-effect of osteoarthritis like disc and joint cartilage degeneration due to inflammation. Most Chiropractic Clinic manages back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain patients with osteoarthritis daily. Blending chiropractic treatment with nutrition like omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients like chondroitin/glucosamine often results in pain relief for our osteoarthritis patients.
OSTEOARTHRITIS (aka OA)
Most Chiropractic Clinic typically sees osteoarthritis in patients when pain arises. Makes sense! Pain gets our attention, of both patients and their doctors. Osteoarthritis’s degenerative history tends to be longer than that of pain’s. The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease that reportedly affects 13.6% of adults over 20 years old (Canada & US). OA is described as a low grade inflammatory process that interrupts cartilage synthesis, causing cartilage degeneration in joints. (1) Medical literature reported the presence of OA to be higher in those with osteoporosis. (2) Spinal discs are cartilaginous as well. Research also related that OA’s degenerative effects were articular cartilage and inflammation. (3) Recent studies have focused on the potential beneficial effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on osteoarthritis while omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids were more damaging to cartilage. (1,3) Most Chiropractic Clinic shares what these PUFAs are and emphasizes their importance to our Murfreesboro osteoarthritic patients.
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FOR OA
Omega-3 fatty acids’ benefits are defined in a variety of studies. Researchers wrote that omega-3 PUFAs are known for their anti-inflammatory properties which may well control pro-inflammatory markers and cartilage loss. (1) In an investigation assessing the impact of carious edible oils with different omega 3 and 6 levels in osteoarthritic mice, the higher omega-3 oils ended up with increased cartilage thickness and reduced tumor necrosis factor-A inflammatory markers in serum and cartilage tests. (3) Another such study analyzed the effect of higher to lower proportion of omega 3 to 6 diets and found that lower omega 6 to omega 3 intake diets improved cartilage structure, slowed cartilage loss, and lessened inflammation. (2) Just watching dietary intake can help OA by eating fatty fish (salmon, mackeral, herring, oyster, sardines, etc.), flaxseed, chia seed, and some walnuts. Your cartilage will appreciate it! Most Chiropractic Clinic formats Murfreesboro chiropractic treatment plans to tackle inflammation and associated pain. Omega PUFAs help as can anti-inflammatory chondroitin/glucosamine supplementation from the nutritional side of the plan.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates how nutrition fits into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to manage back pain and the inflammatory process and the immune system that contributes to it.
Make your Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment today. When pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and inflammation are subjects of daily conversations, share them with us! We’ll work together to decrease inflammation and pain.
