Tonawanda Pain from Osteoarthritis Helped by Omega-3 PUFA fatty oils
Cartilage degeneration via osteoarthritis often stirs up pain. Tonawanda osteoarthritis sufferers experience this side-effect of osteoarthritis like disc and joint cartilage degeneration due to inflammation. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation treats back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain patients with osteoarthritis daily. Combining chiropractic treatment with nutrition like omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients like chondroitin/glucosamine often results in pain relief for our osteoarthritis patients.
OSTEOARTHRITIS (aka OA)
Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation typically treats osteoarthritis in patients when pain arises. Makes sense! Pain gets our attention, of both patients and their doctors. Osteoarthritis’s degenerative path is likely longer than that of pain’s. The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease reported to affect 13.6% of adults over the age of 20 (Canada & US). OA is explained as a low grade inflammatory process that disrupts cartilage synthesis, resulting in cartilage degeneration in joints. (1) Medical literature reported the presence of OA as being higher in those with osteoporosis. (2) Spinal discs are cartilaginous as well. Research also stated that OA’s degenerative effects result in articular cartilage and inflammation. (3) Newer studies have highlighted the possible beneficial effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on osteoarthritis while omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids were more damaging to cartilage. (1,3) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation presents what these PUFAs are and features their importance to our Tonawanda chiropractic patients with OA.
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FOR Osteoarthritis
Omega-3 fatty acids’ benefits are defined in several studies. Researchers stated that omega-3 PUFAs are known for their anti-inflammatory properties which may well regulate pro-inflammatory markers and cartilage loss. (1) In a study assessing the impact of carious edible oils with different omega 3 and 6 levels in osteoarthritic mice, the higher omega-3 oils ended up with increased cartilage thickness and reduced tumor necrosis factor-A inflammatory markers in serum and cartilage tests. (3) Another such study analyzed the effect of higher to lower proportion of omega 3 to 6 diets and found that lower omega 6 to omega 3 intake diets improved cartilage structure, slowed cartilage loss, and diminished inflammation. (2) Just adjusting dietary intake can help OA by eating fatty fish (salmon, mackeral, herring, oyster, sardines, etc.), flaxseed, chia seed, and some walnuts. Your cartilage will thank you! Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation designs Tonawanda chiropractic treatment plans to tackle inflammation and associated pain. Omega PUFAs help as can anti-inflammatory chondroitin/glucosamine supplementation from the nutritional side of the plan.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates how nutrition blends into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to deal with back pain and the inflammatory process and the immune system that impacts it.
Schedule your Tonawanda chiropractic appointment today. When pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and inflammation are topics of daily conversations, bring them all to us! We will work together to decrease inflammation and pain.
