West Des Moines Osteoarthritis Benefits from Chiropractic Care
Chondroprotective…a beautiful word to your West Des Moines chiropractor who is all about protecting the cartilage of West Des Moines back pain and spine-related pain sufferers in addition to West Des Moines knee pain sufferers with osteoarthritis. When such pain happens, a decrease in beneficial nutrients often accompanies it. Fortunately, chiropractic care options at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa like spinal manipulation, exercise, and nutrition are protective as well as relieving.
PROTECTIVE AGENTS
Chondro describes cartilage while protective means, well, protective. When caring for musculoskeletal pain like West Des Moinesback pain or knee pain, chondroprotective agents are valuable. In newer studies, the term “chondroprotectors” has been mentioned. 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) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa 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 indications, as well. Nutrients like glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate have been researched and documented to slow the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee in many well-done studies. (2) Chondroprotectors - biological agents that add to the regeneration of the cartilage surface and joint capsule and take part in articular cartilage metabolism – come into play when there is a decrease in chondroitin sulfate and progressive loss of hyaline cartilage as observed in osteoarthritis and low back pain. The aim of treatment of osteoarthritis is to reduce its progression, relieve its pain, and improve any reduced function. (3) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa understands well the chondroprotective nature of proper nutrition!
CHIROPRACTIC PROTECTIVE AND RELIEVING AGENTS
At Executive Chiropractic of Iowa, chiropractic care incorporates a variety of methods to lessen pain and protect the body’s joints and cartilage. Spinal manipulation is the anticipated chiropractic treatment approach while a reworking of its distractive principles has been created for the knee for relief of osteoarthritis knee pain. Distraction of the osteoarthritic kneeis growing in research support as to its effectiveness to reduce pain and improve joint space width. One paper reported that it continued for up to 9 years. (4) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is all for these chondroprotective approaches to knee in addition to West Des Moines 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’s hope for knee pain sufferers!
Schedule a West Des Moines chiropractic appointment for your spine conditions and knee pain issues. Recent research is reporting on the effectiveness of chondroprotective agents and joint distraction manipulation on osteoarthritis and collagen production. West Des Moines chiropractic care incorporates them all. Chondroprotective is a beautiful word!
