Groton Knee Osteoarthritis and Quality of Life with a Mediterranean Diet
What do stiff, noisy, cracking knees and olive oil, fruits, veggies and red wine have in common? Knee osteoarthritis! Groton knee pain sufferers undergo the morning routine with “bad” knees, the stiffness and pain that comes with getting up and moving. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office hears our Groton chiropractic patients bemoan this all the time. Those Groton knee pain sufferers would appreciate getting some relief. What’s one approach? The Mediterranean diet that involves, of all things, eating. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office wonders “How bad can eating be for Groton knee pain relief?”
Groton OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS AND THEIR PAIN
Groton knee osteoarthritis is common. There are numerous Groton knee pain sufferers. They are not alone! 240 million people around the globe live with osteoarthritis. That affects about 10% of men and 18% of women. (1) Any Groton knee osteoarthritis sufferer recognizes the knee pain, the morning stiffness, and the creaky joint motion that lowers the enjoyment of daily life. (1) It’s just not very fun. Now a Mediterranean diet has potential to be fun though!
WHAT TO EAT ON A MEDITERRANEAN DIET
The Mediterranean diet includes eating plenty of fruits and vegetable, legumes and nuts, cereals and seeds, seafood and fish. The Mediterranean diet permits moderate consumption of dairy, poultry and eggs as well as red wine and olive oil as the main source of dietary lipids. (1) Yum! Consuming a Mediterranean diet can be very delicious as well as adventurous for a recent Mediterranean diet adherent.
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Knee osteoarthritis entails inflammation in addition to pain. An analysis of three studies highlights that biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation due to osteoarthritis fell in the Mediterranean diet group. (1) Specifically, the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1α decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (2) Knee osteoarthritis patients who better followed a Mediterranean diet have reduced risk of worsening knee pain at four years follow up. For those who did not experience knee osteoarthritis at the start of the 4 years project and followed a Mediterranean diet, a 9% lowered risk of acquiring knee osteoarthritis was found. (3) Overall, a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with better quality of life and decreased pain, disability and depressive symptoms. (4)
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses his use of Cox® Technic principles adapted to knee treatment to relieve back pain as well as partner with a patient to get some relief of her knee osteoarthritis pain. The patient was thrilled with the drop in pain on the first visit!
Schedule a Groton chiropractic visit with Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office to discover an improved quality of life with some alleviating Groton chiropractic care with Cox® Technic knee treatment as well as specific recommendation of a Mediterranean diet for improved quality of life and lessened pain and inflammation. Your creaky, painful knees will appreciate it!
