West Des Moines Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil
Who knew? Researchers are a fascinating breed. How they think up things to try is a fascination! What would prompt them to think “broccoli, aloe vera and grapeseed may positively impact disc degeneration” is a wonder to Executive Chiropractic of Iowa and surely to our West Des Moines chiropractic patients, but a good wonder! They just might be onto something to deal with degenerated discs which cause back pain, neck pain, and disturbance of life.
PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION
West Des Moines low back pain is quite closely linked to degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine. At its basic level, the West Des Moines 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 studied the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the use of broccoli sprout extract. They proposed and their study found that it had preventive and restorative effects on degenerated discs. (1) In another rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were applied to degenerated discs. Due to their being natural flavonoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, grapeseed extracts were tested to see how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They showed to be preventive and restorative in terms of affecting the degraded disc tissues’ collagen fibrils. (2) In a third study, aloe vera gel was applied to degenerated discs of rabbits. 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 changes were seen in the collagen content organization, the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cell rise, and degree of disc degeneration. (3) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa will follow these interesting studies and see how they will apply to human use. Maybe these findings will inspire West Des Moines chiropractic patients to enjoy more broccoli, use grapeseed, and find a way to enjoy 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 incorporation of nutrition, exercise, and treatment of the aching degenerated disc.
Schedule your next West Des Moines chiropractic appointment today. We can chat about if you knew just how beneficial such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on easing West Des Moines back pain by treating the herniated disc.
