Plainville Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil

Who knew? Researchers are an interesting breed. How they come up things to try is a curiosity! What would make them to think “broccoli, aloe vera and grapeseed may positively impact disc degeneration” is a wonder to Layden Chiropractic and surely to our Plainville chiropractic patients, but a good wonder! They just might be onto something to help discs that are degenerated which cause back pain, neck pain, and disruption of life.

PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION

Plainville low back pain is quite closely associated with degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine.  At its basic level, the Plainville degenerated disc is defined by a decreased number of cells and alteration to its tissue and extracellular matrix content. In many 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 thought and their study found that this extract had restorative and preventive effects on degenerated discs. (1) In second 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 find out how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They proved to be restorative and preventive in terms of stopping the degradation of disc tissues’ collagen fibrils. (2) In a third study, aloe vera gel was utilized. 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) Layden Chiropractic will follow these stimulating studies and see how they will apply to human use. Maybe these results will inspire Plainville chiropractic patients to eat 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.

Schedule your next Plainville chiropractic appointment today. We can discuss if you knew just how effective such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on helping relieve Plainville back pain by treating the herniated disc.