Groton Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the nemesis of inflammation? Quite possibly! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office chats with our Groton chiropractic patients every day about inflammation and pain, particularly back pain and neck pain, arm pain and sciatica. Chiropractic care via an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is beneficial especially when incorporating curcumin, an extra supported by several recent research papers!

 

 

A new scoping review (based on 389 citations from 8 different databases) of evidence about the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found a lot of support of the clinical benefit of curcumin for inflammatory-related diseases like osteoarthritis, metabolic disorders, etc. (1) A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (65 of them) that studied the impact of turmeric/curcumin on inflammation and oxidation balance reported that supplementation significantly decreased inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and enhanced anti-oxidant activity, augmenting the body’s inflammation/oxidation balance.  (2) Another analysis of randomized controlled trials (29 of them centered on 5 types of arthritis – ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout/hyperuricemia) made known the safety of using curcumin as well as the improvement in terms of pain and inflammation’s severity. (3) An additional analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials specifically focused on the effects of curcumin on osteoarthritis determined that curcumin and curcuma longa extract may be safer and more valuable supplements for osteoarthritis than NSAIDs and placebo. Moreover, the unpleasant effects of curcumin were comparable to those of placebo, rendering it a safer option. In fact, when measured against NSAIDs, another regularly used treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was found to have comparable effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lesser incidence of adverse events. (4) So are you ready to give this natural option a shot? Let’s talk about it at your next Groton chiropractic appointment.

 

 

 

Make your Groton chiropractic appointment soon. If inflammation is your enemy, let’s talk about adding curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is here to help decrease inflammation and pain!