Manahawkin Osteoarthritis Benefits from Chiropractic Care
Chondroprotective…a beautiful word to your Manahawkin chiropractor who is all about protecting the cartilage of Manahawkin back pain and spine-related pain sufferers along with Manahawkin knee pain sufferers with osteoarthritis. When such pain rises, a decrease in beneficial nutrients often accompanies it. Luckily, chiropractic care options at Manahawkin Chiropractic Center like spinal manipulation, exercise, and nutrition are protective as well as relieving.
PROTECTIVE AGENTS
Chondro refers to cartilage while protective means, well, protective. When it comes to musculoskeletal pain like Manahawkinback pain or knee pain, chondroprotective agents are beneficial. In newer studies, the term “chondroprotectors” has been cited. More specifically in a study, glucosamine exhibited a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen degradation. In athletes, such collagen degradation associated with cartilage metabolism increased. (1) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center encourages exercise whether it’s athletic-level or everyday walking to enhance body health and cartilage metabolism as this article describes.
NUTRITIONAL AGENTS
Nutrition may improve osteoarthritis symptoms, too. Nutrients like glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate have been studied and recorded to slow the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee in many well-designed studies. (2) Chondroprotectors - biological agents that add to the regeneration of the cartilage surface and joint capsule and take part in articular cartilage metabolism – work when there is a reduction in chondroitin sulfate and ongoing loss of hyaline cartilage as observed in osteoarthritis and low back pain. The aim of osteoarthritis treatment is to reduce its progression, ease its pain, and increase any diminished function. (3) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center understands well the chondroprotective nature of proper nutrition!
CHIROPRACTIC PROTECTIVE AND RELIEVING AGENTS
At Manahawkin Chiropractic Center, chiropractic care combines various methods to lessen pain and protect the body’s joints and cartilage. Spinal manipulation is the expected chiropractic treatment approach while adaptation of its distractive principles has been applied to the knee for osteoarthritic knee pain relief. Research support for distraction of the knee grows as to its success in alleviating pain and increasing joint space width. One paper reported that it lasted up to 9 years. (4) Manahawkin Chiropractic Center is all for these chondroprotective approaches to knee in addition to Manahawkin back pain!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how he implements the principles of Cox® Technic flexion distraction in the distraction treatment of osteoarthritic knees. There is hope for knee pain sufferers!
Schedule a Manahawkin chiropractic appointment for your spine conditions and knee pain issues. New research is pointing to the effectiveness of chondroprotective agents and joint distraction manipulation on osteoarthritis and collagen production. Manahawkin chiropractic care uses them all. Chondroprotective is a beautiful word!
