Manahawkin Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil
Who knew? Researchers are a fascinating breed. How they think up things to experiment with is a fascination! What would prompt them to think “broccoli, aloe vera and grapeseed may positively impact disc degeneration” is a wonder to Manahawkin Chiropractic Center and surely to our Manahawkin chiropractic patients, but a good wonder! They may be onto something to help degenerated discs which trigger back pain, neck pain, and disturbance of life.
PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION
Manahawkin low back pain is quite closely linked to degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine. At its basic level, the Manahawkin degenerated disc is recognized for a decreased number of cells and alteration to its tissue and extracellular matrix content. In several of these studies, rabbit discs are studied as they are similar to human discs. In one rabbit study, researchers looked at the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the application of broccoli sprout extract. They thought and their study discovered that this extract had preventive and restorative influences on degenerated discs. (1) In another rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were put on degenerated discs. By reason of their being natural flavonoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, grapeseed extracts were tried to see how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They proved to be preventive and restorative 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 wrote 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) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center will follow these interesting studies and see how they will translate into human use. Maybe these results will inspire Manahawkin chiropractic patients to eat more broccoli, utilize 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 explains The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration of nutrition, exercise, and treatment of the painful degenerated disc.
Make your next Manahawkin chiropractic appointment soon. We can discuss if you knew just how effective such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli could be on easing Manahawkin back pain by treating the herniated disc.
