St Peters Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil
Who knew? Researchers are an interesting breed. How they think up things to try is a curiosity! What would make them to think “broccoli, aloe vera and grapeseed may help disc degeneration” is a wonder to Old Mill Chiropractic and surely to our St Peters chiropractic patients, but a good wonder! They may be onto something to deal with discs that are degenerated which cause back pain, neck pain, and disruption of life.
PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION
St Peters low back pain is very closely linked to degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine. At its basic level, the St Peters degenerated disc is recognized for a decreased number of cells as well as 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 studied the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the application of broccoli sprout extract. They proposed and their study discovered that this extract had restorative and preventive influences on degenerated discs. (1) In another rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were put on degenerated discs. Due to their being natural flavonoids with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, grapeseed extracts were evaluated to see how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They proved to be preventive and restorative in terms of stopping the degradation of disc tissues’ collagen fibrils. (2) In a third study, aloe vera gel was applied to degenerated discs of rabbits. Aloe vera gel stopped and reversed disc degeneration. Researchers noted statistically significant (a big deal!) gradual reversal of degenerative changes. These modifications were seen in the collagen content organization, the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cell rise, and degree of disc degeneration. (3) Old Mill Chiropractic will follow these interesting studies and see how they will translate into human use. Maybe these findings will inspire St Peters chiropractic patients to enjoy more broccoli, utilize grapeseed, and find a way to use 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 explains The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration of nutrition, exercise, and treatment of the painful degenerated disc.
Schedule your next St Peters chiropractic appointment soon. We can discuss if you knew just how influential such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on relieving St Peters back pain by treating the herniated disc.
