Fort Wayne Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil
Who knew? Researchers are an interesting breed. How they think up things to try is a curiosity! What would make them to think “grapeseed oil, aloe vera gel, and broccoli may help disc degeneration” is a marvel to Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc and surely to our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients, but a good marvel! They just might be onto something to help discs that are degenerated which cause back pain, neck pain, and disruption of life.
PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION
Fort Wayne low back pain is quite closely linked to degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine. At its basic level, the Fort Wayne degenerated disc is recognized for a decreased number of cells and change to its tissue and extracellular matrix content. In many studies, rabbit discs are studied as they are similar to human discs. In one rabbit study, researchers studied the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the application of broccoli sprout extract. They proposed and their study found that this extract had restorative and preventive effects on degenerated discs. (1) In second rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were applied to degenerated discs. Due to their being natural flavonoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, grapeseed extracts were tried to find out how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They proved to be restorative and preventive in terms of stopping the degradation of disc tissues’ collagen fibrils. (2) In a third study, aloe vera gel was applied to degenerated discs of rabbits. Aloe vera gel halted and reversed disc degeneration. Researchers stated that there was a statistically significant (a big deal!) gradual reversal of degenerative changes. These changes were seen in the collagen content organization, the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cell rise, and degree of disc degeneration. (3) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc will keep following these stimulating studies and see how they will translate into human use. Maybe these findings will inspire Fort Wayne chiropractic patients to eat more broccoli, use grapeseed, and find a way to use some aloe vera gel?
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Krause about disc degeneration on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation of nutrition, exercise, and treatment of the painful degenerated disc.
Make your next Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment now. We can chat about if you knew just how influential such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on relieving Fort Wayne back pain by treating the herniated disc.
