Cartilage degeneration via osteoarthritis often leads
to pain. Baton Rouge osteoarthritis sufferers experience
this side-effect of osteoarthritis‘ inflammatory effects on disc and joint
cartilage. Spine & Sports Rehab Center
manages back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain
patients with osteoarthritis every day. Blending chiropractic
treatment with nutrition like omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients like chondroitin/glucosamine
often leads to pain relief for our osteoarthritis patients.
OSTEOARTHRITIS (aka OA)
Spine & Sports Rehab Center usually treats
osteoarthritis in patients when there is pain. Makes sense!
Pain gains our attention, of both
patients and their doctors. Osteoarthritis’s degenerative history
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 described as a low grade inflammatory process
that interrupts cartilage synthesis, causing
cartilage degeneration in joints. (1) Medical literature
reported the presence of OA to be higher in those with
osteoporosis. (2) Spinal discs are cartilaginous, too. Research
also related that OA’s degenerative effects were
articular cartilage and inflammation. (3) Recent studies have centered
on the potential beneficial effects
of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on osteoarthritis while omega-6
polyunsaturated fatty acids were more damaging to cartilage. (1,3) Spine & Sports Rehab Center
shares what these PUFAs are and emphasizes their
importance to our Baton Rouge chiropractic
patients with OA.
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FOR OA
Omega-3 fatty acids’ benefits are defined
in several studies. Researchers
wrote that omega-3 PUFAs are known for their
anti-inflammatory properties which may well control
pro-inflammatory markers and cartilage loss. (1) In an investigation
comparing
edible oils of various omega 3 and 6 levels in osteoarthritic mice, the oils
with higher omega-3 concentrations resulted in increased cartilage thickness and decreased
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, decelerated
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! Spine & Sports Rehab Center designs Baton Rouge 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.
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
illustrates how nutrition fits into The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to manage back
pain and the inflammatory process and the immune system that impacts it.
Make your Baton Rouge chiropractic
appointment soon. When pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and inflammation
are topics of daily conversations, share them with us! We will work together to decrease inflammation
and pain.