Tonawanda Osteoarthritis Benefits from Chiropractic Care
Chondroprotective…a beautiful word to your Tonawanda chiropractor who is all about protecting the cartilage of Tonawanda back pain and spine-related pain sufferers in addition to Tonawanda knee pain sufferers with osteoarthritis. When such pain arises, a decrease in beneficial nutrients often accompanies it. Luckily, chiropractic care options at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation like spinal manipulation, exercise, and nutrition are protective and alleviating.
PROTECTIVE AGENTS
Chondro refers to cartilage while protective means, well, protective. When caring for musculoskeletal pain like Tonawandaback pain or knee pain, chondroprotective agents are valuable. In newer studies, the term “chondroprotectors” has been cited. More specifically in a study, glucosamine showed a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen degradation. In athletes, such collagen degradation related to cartilage metabolism increased. (1) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation suggests 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, too. Nutrients like glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate have been researched and recorded to slow the development of osteoarthritis of the knee in many well-done research projects. (2) Chondroprotectors - biological agents that add to the regeneration of the cartilage surface and joint capsule and participate in articular cartilage metabolism – work when there is a reduction in chondroitin sulfate and progressive loss of hyaline cartilage as seen in osteoarthritis and low back pain. The aim of treatment of osteoarthritis is to reduce its progression, ease its pain, and improve any reduced function. (3) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation understands well the chondroprotective nature of proper nutrition!
CHIROPRACTIC PROTECTIVE AND RELIEVING AGENTS
At Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation, chiropractic care incorporates various approaches to reduce 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 applied to the knee for osteoarthritic knee pain relief. Knee distractionis growing in supportive research as to its effectiveness in alleviating pain and improving joint space width. A paper reported that it continued for up to 9 years. (4) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is all for these chondroprotective approaches to knee as well as Tonawanda back pain!
CONTACT Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains how he uses the principles of Cox® Technic flexion distraction in the distraction treatment of osteoarthritic knees. There is hope for knee pain sufferers!
Schedule a Tonawanda 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. Tonawanda chiropractic care uses them all. Chondroprotective is a beautiful word!
