Groton Pain from Osteoarthritis Helped by Omega-3 PUFA fatty oils
Cartilage degeneration via osteoarthritis often stirs up pain. Groton osteoarthritis sufferers feel this side-effect of osteoarthritis‘ inflammatory effects on disc and joint cartilage. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office manages back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain patients with osteoarthritis every day. Combining 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)
Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office typically treats osteoarthritis in patients when pain arises. Makes sense! Pain gets our attention, of doctors and patients alike. Osteoarthritis’s degenerative path 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, too. Research also reported that OA’s degenerative effects result in articular cartilage and inflammation. (3) Recent studies have focused on the potential positive effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on osteoarthritis while omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids were more damaging to cartilage. (1,3) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office shares what these PUFAs are and features their importance to our Groton chiropractic patients with OA.
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FOR OA
Omega-3 fatty acids’ benefits are listed 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 higher omega-3 oils ended up with increased cartilage thickness and reduced tumor necrosis factor-A inflammatory markers in serum and cartilage tests. (3) Another such study comparing low to higher proportion of omega 3 to 6 diets revealed that lower omega 6 to omega 3 intake diets improved cartilage structure, decelerated cartilage loss, and lessened inflammation. (2) Just watching dietary intake can improve OA by eating fatty fish (salmon, mackeral, herring, oyster, sardines, etc.), flaxseed, chia seed, and some walnuts. Your cartilage will thank you! Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office designs Groton chiropractic treatment plans to tackle inflammation and related pain. Omega PUFAs help as can anti-inflammatory chondroitin/glucosamine supplementation from the nutritional side of the plan.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates how nutrition fits into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to help with back pain and the inflammatory process and the immune system that impacts it.
Make your Groton chiropractic appointment today. When pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and inflammation are subjects of daily conversations, share them with us! We’ll work together to decrease inflammation and pain.
