Elgin Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil
Who knew? Researchers are an interesting breed. How they think up things to experiment with is a curiosity! What would prompt them to think “broccoli, aloe vera and grapeseed may help disc degeneration” is a wonder to Connected Chiropractic and surely to our Elgin chiropractic patients, but a good wonder! They may be onto something to deal with degenerated discs which cause back pain, neck pain, and disturbance of life.
PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION
Elgin low back pain is very closely associated with degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine. At its basic level, the Elgin 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 examined as they are like human discs. In one rabbit study, researchers studied the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the use of broccoli sprout extract. They proposed and their study found that this extract had restorative and preventive influences on degenerated discs. (1) In another rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were put on degenerated discs. By reason of their having anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties as natural flavonoids, grapeseed extracts were tested to see how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They proved to be preventive and restorative in terms of affecting the degraded disc tissues’ collagen fibrils. (2) In a third study, aloe vera gel was utilized. Aloe vera gel stopped and reversed disc degeneration. Researchers stated that there was a statistically significant (a big deal!) gradual reversal of degenerative changes. These modifications were seen in the collagen content organization, the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cell increase, and degree of disc degeneration. (3) Connected Chiropractic will keep following these stimulating studies and see how they will apply to human use. Maybe these findings will inspire Elgin chiropractic patients to enjoy more broccoli, utilize grapeseed, and find a way to enjoy some aloe vera gel?
CONTACT Connected Chiropractic
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 aching degenerated disc.
Make your next Elgin chiropractic appointment now. We can discuss if you knew just how influential such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on helping relieve Elgin back pain by treating the herniated disc.
