Tonawanda Knee Osteoarthritis and Quality of Life with a Mediterranean Diet
What do stiff, popping, cracking knees and olive oil, fruits, veggies and red wine have in common? Knee osteoarthritis! Tonawanda knee pain sufferers experience that morning routine with “bad” knees, the stiffness and pain that comes with getting up and moving. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation hears our Tonawanda chiropractic patients bemoan this all the time. Those Tonawanda knee pain sufferers would be pleased to get some relief. What is one approach? The Mediterranean diet that involves, of all things, eating. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation wonders “How hard can eating be for Tonawanda knee pain relief?”
Tonawanda OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS AND THEIR PAIN
Tonawanda knee osteoarthritis is ordinary. There are many Tonawanda knee pain sufferers. They are not alone! 240 million people around the world endure osteoarthritis. That bothers about 10% of men and 18% of women. (1) Any Tonawanda knee osteoarthritis sufferer can describe the knee pain, the morning stiffness, and the creaky joint motion that reduces the quality of daily life. (1) It’s just not much fun. Now a Mediterranean diet could be some fun though!
WHAT TO EAT ON A MEDITERRANEAN DIET
The Mediterranean diet incorporates plenty of fruits and vegetable, legumes and nuts, cereals and seeds, seafood and fish. The Mediterranean diet allows for 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 very delicious as well as exciting for a recent Mediterranean diet adherent.
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Knee osteoarthritis entails inflammation as well as pain. A review of three research reports points out that biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation due to osteoarthritis fell in the Mediterranean diet group. (1) Particularly, the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1α decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (2) Knee osteoarthritis patients who better followed a Mediterranean diet show a lessened risk of deteriorating knee pain at 4 years follow up. For those who did not have knee osteoarthritis at the beginning of the 4 years project and followed a Mediterranean diet, a 9% reduced risk of getting knee osteoarthritis was reported. (3) Overall, a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with improved quality of life and decreased pain, disability and depressive symptoms. (4)
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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 thrilled with the drop in pain on the first visit!
Schedule a Tonawanda chiropractic visit with Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation to discover an improved quality of life with some alleviating Tonawanda chiropractic care with Cox® Technic knee treatment as well as specific recommendation of a Mediterranean diet for improved quality of life and reduced pain and inflammation. Your creaky, painful knees will be glad you do!
