Pensacola Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil

Who knew? Researchers are an interesting group of people. How they think up things to experiment with is a curiosity! What would prompt them to think “grapeseed oil, aloe vera gel, and broccoli may positively impact disc degeneration” is a marvel to Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center and surely to our Pensacola chiropractic patients, but a good marvel! They may be onto something to help degenerated discs which cause back pain, neck pain, and disturbance of life.

PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION

Pensacola low back pain is very closely associated with degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine.  At its basic level, the Pensacola degenerated disc is defined by a reduced number of cells and change to its tissue and extracellular matrix content. In many studies, rabbit discs are examined as they are like human discs. In one rabbit study, researchers studied the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the use of broccoli sprout extract. They proposed and their study found that this extract had restorative and preventive effects on degenerated discs. (1) In another rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were applied to degenerated discs. Due to their having anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties as natural flavonoids, grapeseed extracts were evaluated to find out how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They proved to be preventive and restorative in terms of stopping the degradation of disc tissues’ collagen fibrils. (2) In a third study, aloe vera gel was applied to degenerated discs of rabbits. Aloe vera gel halted and reversed disc degeneration. Researchers wrote that there was a statistically significant (a big deal!) gradual reversal of degenerative changes. These changes were seen in the collagen content organization, the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cell increase, and degree of disc degeneration. (3) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center will keep following these interesting studies and see how they will apply to human use. Maybe these results will inspire Pensacola chiropractic patients to enjoy more broccoli, utilize grapeseed, and find a way to enjoy some aloe vera gel?

CONTACT Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center

Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Krause about disc degeneration on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration of nutrition, exercise, and treatment of the painful degenerated disc.

Schedule your next Pensacola chiropractic appointment today. We can chat about if you knew just how effective such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on helping ease Pensacola back pain by treating the herniated disc.