Elgin Knee Osteoarthritis and Quality of Life with a Mediterranean Diet
What do creaky, popping, cracking knees and olive oil, fruits, veggies and red wine have in common? Knee osteoarthritis! Elgin knee pain sufferers know that morning routine with “bad” knees, the stiffness and pain that is part of getting up and moving. Connected Chiropractic hears our Elgin chiropractic patients bemoan this all the time. Those Elgin knee pain sufferers would appreciate getting some relief. What is one approach? The Mediterranean diet that involves, of all things, eating. Connected Chiropractic asks “How hard can eating be for Elgin knee pain relief?”
Elgin OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS AND THEIR PAIN
Elgin knee osteoarthritis is common. There are many Elgin knee pain sufferers. They’re not alone! 240 million people around the globe live with osteoarthritis. That bothers about 10% of men and 18% of women. (1) Any Elgin knee osteoarthritis sufferer knows about the knee pain, the morning stiffness, and the creaky joint motion that reduces the enjoyment of daily life. (1) It’s just not much fun. Now a Mediterranean diet has potential to be fun though!
WHAT TO EAT ON A MEDITERRANEAN DIET
The Mediterranean diet incorporates lots of fruits and vegetable, legumes and nuts, cereals and seeds, seafood and fish. The Mediterranean diet permits moderate intake of dairy, poultry and eggs as well as red wine and olive oil as the main source of dietary lipids. (1) Yum! Eating a Mediterranean diet can be quite delicious as well as adventurous for a new Mediterranean diet follower.
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Knee osteoarthritis involves inflammation as well as pain. A review of 3 research reports highlights that biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation due to osteoarthritis decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (1) Specifically, the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1α decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (2) Knee osteoarthritis patients who better followed a Mediterranean diet show a reduced risk of worsening knee pain at four years follow up. For those who didn’t have knee osteoarthritis at the start of the 4 years project and followed a Mediterranean diet, a 9% reduced risk of acquiring knee osteoarthritis was reported. (3) Overall, a higher faithfulness to a Mediterranean diet is affiliated with better quality of life and less pain, disability and depressive symptoms. (4)
CONTACT Connected Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses his use of Cox® Technic principles adapted to knee treatment to relieve back pain as well as partner with a patient to get some relief of her knee osteoarthritis pain. The patient was so excited with the drop in pain on the first visit!
Schedule a Elgin chiropractic visit with Connected Chiropractic to discover an improved quality of life with some alleviating Elgin chiropractic care with Cox® Technic knee treatment as well as specific recommendation of a Mediterranean diet for better quality of life and lessened pain and inflammation. Your creaky, painful knees will appreciate it!
