Ashburn and Herndon Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil
Who knew? Researchers are a fascinating breed. How they come up things to experiment with is a curiosity! What would make them to think “broccoli, aloe vera and grapeseed may positively impact disc degeneration” is a wonder to Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn and surely to our Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients, but a good wonder! They just might be onto something to deal with degenerated discs which trigger back pain, neck pain, and disruption of life.
PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION
Ashburn and Herndon low back pain is very closely linked to degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine. At its basic level, the Ashburn and Herndon degenerated disc is recognized for a reduced number of cells and alteration to its tissue and extracellular matrix content. In many studies, rabbit discs are studied as they are like human discs. In one rabbit study, researchers studied the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the application of broccoli sprout extract. They thought and their study discovered that it had restorative and preventive effects on degenerated discs. (1) In second rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were applied to degenerated discs. By reason of their having anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties as natural flavonoids, grapeseed extracts were tested to see how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They proved to be restorative and preventive in terms of affecting the degraded disc tissues’ collagen fibrils. (2) In a third study, aloe vera gel was applied to degenerated discs of rabbits. Aloe vera gel stopped and reversed disc degeneration. Researchers noted 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) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn will follow these interesting studies and see how they will apply to human use. Maybe these results will inspire Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients to eat more broccoli, use grapeseed, and find a way to use some aloe vera gel?
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Krause about disc degeneration on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation of nutrition, exercise, and treatment of the painful degenerated disc.
Make your next Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic appointment now. We can discuss if you knew just how effective such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on easing Ashburn and Herndon back pain by treating the herniated disc.
