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.
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