Williamson Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the enemy of inflammation? Quite possibly! Apple Country Chiropractic chats with our Williamson chiropractic clients every day about inflammation and pain, particularly back pain and neck pain, arm pain and leg pain. Chiropractic care with an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is beneficial especially when incorporating curcumin, an extra supported by several recent studies!

 

 

A new scoping review (based on 389 citations from 8 different databases) of evidence about the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found much support for the clinical benefit of curcumin for diseases in which inflammation plays a key role 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 found 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 focused on 5 kinds of arthritis – ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout/hyperuricemia) made known the safety of using curcumin in addition to the improvement with respect to pain and severity of inflammation. (3) An additional analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials expressly focused on the effects of curcumin on osteoarthritis determined that curcumin and curcuma longa extract may be safer and more effective supplements for osteoarthritis than NSAIDs and placebo. What's more, the adverse effects of curcumin were akin to those of placebo, making it a safer option. Indeed, when compared to NSAIDs, another regularly utilized treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was observed to have similar effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lesser occurrence of adverse events. (4) So why not give this natural option a try? Let’s talk about it at your next Williamson chiropractic appointment.

 

 

 

Schedule your Williamson chiropractic appointment today. If inflammation is your enemy, we can talk at your next appointment about including curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Apple Country Chiropractic is here to help decrease inflammation and pain!