Cartilage degeneration via osteoarthritis often leads
to pain. Pensacola osteoarthritis sufferers feel
this side-effect of osteoarthritis like disc and joint cartilage degeneration due to inflammation. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
cares for back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain
patients with osteoarthritis daily. Blending chiropractic
treatment with nutrition like omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients like chondroitin/glucosamine
often results in pain relief for our osteoarthritis clients.
OSTEOARTHRITIS (aka OA)
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center typically treats
osteoarthritis in patients when there is pain. Makes sense!
Pain gets our attention, of both
patients and their doctors. Osteoarthritis’s degenerative history
tends to be longer than that of pain’s. The most common
form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease that reportedly affects 13.6% of adults over the age of 20 (Canada
& US). OA is explained as a low grade inflammatory process
that interrupts cartilage synthesis, triggering
cartilage degeneration in joints. (1) Medical literature
reported the presence of OA to be higher in those with
osteoporosis. (2) Spinal discs are cartilaginous as well. Research
also stated 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) Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
presents what these PUFAs are and features their
importance to our Pensacola osteoarthritic patients.
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FOR Osteoarthritis
Omega-3 fatty acids’ benefits are highlighted
in a variety of studies. Researchers
wrote that omega-3 PUFAs are recognized 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 oils
with higher omega-3 concentrations produced increased cartilage thickness and decreased
tumor necrosis factor-A inflammatory markers in serum and cartilage tests. (3)
Another such study analyzing the effects of low to higher
proportion of omega 3 to 6 diets revealed that lower omega 6
to omega 3 intake diets enhanced cartilage structure, decelerated
cartilage loss, and diminished inflammation. (2) Just watching
dietary intake can help OA by eating fatty fish (salmon,
mackeral, herring, oyster, sardines, etc.), flaxseed, chia seed, and some walnuts.
Your cartilage will appreciate it! Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center designs Pensacola chiropractic treatment plans to tackle
inflammation and related pain. Omega PUFAs help as can anti-inflammatory
chondroitin/glucosamine supplementation in the
nutritional part of the plan.
CONTACT Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he
describes how nutrition blends into The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to manage back
pain and the inflammatory process and the immune system that contributes
to it.
Make your Pensacola chiropractic
appointment today. When pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and inflammation
are topics of daily conversations, bring them
all to us! We’ll work together to reduce inflammation
and pain.