St Peters Osteoarthritis Benefits from Chiropractic Care
Chondroprotective…a beautiful word to your St Peters chiropractor who is all about protecting the cartilage of St Peters back pain and spine-related pain sufferers along with St Peters knee pain sufferers with osteoarthritis. When such pain happens, a decrease in beneficial nutrients often accompanies it. Fortunately, chiropractic care options at Old Mill Chiropractic like spinal manipulation, exercise, and nutrition are protective and alleviating.
PROTECTIVE AGENTS
Chondro describes cartilage while protective means, well, protective. When caring for musculoskeletal pain like St Petersback pain or knee pain, chondroprotective agents are essential. In newer studies, the term “chondroprotectors” has been cited. More specifically in one study, glucosamine demonstrated a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by preventing type II collagen degradation. In athletes, such collagen degradation associated with cartilage metabolism increased. (1) Old Mill Chiropractic encourages exercise whether it’s athletic-level or everyday walking to enhance body health and cartilage metabolism like this article describes.
NUTRITIONAL AGENTS
Nutrition may improve osteoarthritis indications, as well. Nutrients like glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate have been researched and recorded to slow the development of osteoarthritis of the knee in many well-designed research projects. (2) Chondroprotectors - biological agents that enhance the regeneration of the cartilage surface and joint capsule and participate in articular cartilage metabolism – work when there is a reduction in chondroitin sulfate and progressive loss of hyaline cartilage as observed in osteoarthritis and low back pain. The goal of osteoarthritis treatment is to reduce its progression, relieve its pain, and increase any diminished function. (3) Old Mill Chiropractic understands well the chondroprotective nature of proper nutrition!
CHIROPRACTIC PROTECTIVE AND RELIEVING AGENTS
At Old Mill Chiropractic, chiropractic care incorporates various methods to reduce pain and protect the body’s joints and cartilage. Spinal manipulation is the anticipated chiropractic treatment approach while adaptation of its distractive principles has been created for the knee for osteoarthritic knee pain relief. Research support for distraction of the knee grows as to its effectiveness to reduce pain and improve joint space width. A paper reported that it lasted up to 9 years. (4) Old Mill Chiropractic is all for these chondroprotective approaches to knee as well as St Peters back pain!
CONTACT Old Mill Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how he implements the principles of Cox® Technic flexion distraction in the distraction treatment of osteoarthritic knees. There’s hope for knee pain sufferers!
Schedule a St Peters chiropractic appointment for your spine conditions and knee pain issues. New research is reporting on the value of chondroprotective agents and joint distraction manipulation on osteoarthritis and collagen production. St Peters chiropractic care uses them all. Chondroprotective is a beautiful word!
