Williamson Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil
Who knew? Researchers are an interesting group of people. How they come up things to try is a fascination! What would prompt them to think “broccoli, aloe vera and grapeseed may positively impact disc degeneration” is a marvel to Apple Country Chiropractic and surely to our Williamson chiropractic patients, but a good marvel! They may be onto something to help discs that are degenerated which trigger back pain, neck pain, and disturbance of life.
PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION
Williamson low back pain is very closely associated with degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine. At its basic level, the Williamson degenerated disc is defined by a decreased number of cells and change 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 looked at the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the application of broccoli sprout extract. They thought and their study found that it had restorative and preventive effects on degenerated discs. (1) In second rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were put on degenerated discs. By reason of their being natural flavonoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, grapeseed extracts were tried to see how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They proved to be preventive and restorative in terms of affecting the degraded disc tissues’ collagen fibrils. (2) In a third study, aloe vera gel was utilized. Aloe vera gel halted 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) Apple Country Chiropractic will follow these interesting studies and see how they will apply to human use. Maybe these findings will inspire Williamson chiropractic patients to enjoy more broccoli, use grapeseed, and find a way to enjoy 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 describes The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration of nutrition, exercise, and treatment of the painful degenerated disc.
Make your next Williamson chiropractic appointment today. We can discuss if you knew just how beneficial such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on relieving Williamson back pain by treating the herniated disc.
