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

Who knew? Researchers are a fascinating breed. How they think up things to try is a curiosity! What would make them to think “broccoli, aloe vera and grapeseed may positively impact disc degeneration” is a marvel to Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office and surely to our Groton chiropractic patients, but a good marvel! They may be onto something to help discs that are degenerated which trigger back pain, neck pain, and disruption of life.

PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION

Groton low back pain is very closely associated with degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine.  At its basic level, the Groton degenerated disc is recognized for a decreased number of cells as well as alteration to its tissue and extracellular matrix content. In several of these studies, rabbit discs are studied as they are similar to human discs. In one rabbit study, researchers studied the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the use of broccoli sprout extract. They thought and their study discovered that it had restorative and preventive influences on degenerated discs. (1) In second rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were applied to degenerated discs. Due to their being natural flavonoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, grapeseed extracts were tried to find out 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 stated that there was a statistically significant (a big deal!) gradual reversal of degenerative changes. These modifications were seen in the collagen content organization, the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cell increase, and degree of disc degeneration. (3) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office will follow these stimulating studies and see how they will translate into human use. Maybe these findings will inspire Groton chiropractic patients to enjoy 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.

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