San Jose Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil
Who knew? Researchers are a fascinating breed. How they think up things to experiment with is a curiosity! What would make them to think “grapeseed oil, aloe vera gel, and broccoli may positively impact disc degeneration” is a marvel to Chiropractic Solutions and surely to our San Jose chiropractic patients, but a good marvel! They may be onto something to help discs that are degenerated which cause back pain, neck pain, and disturbance of life.
PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION
San Jose low back pain is quite closely associated with degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine. At its basic level, the San Jose degenerated disc is defined by a reduced number of cells and alteration to its tissue and extracellular matrix content. In several of these studies, rabbit discs are studied as they are like 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 discovered that this extract had restorative and preventive influences on degenerated discs. (1) In second rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were put on degenerated discs. Due to their having anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties as natural flavonoids, grapeseed extracts were tested to see how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They proved to be restorative and preventive in terms of affecting the degraded disc tissues’ collagen fibrils. (2) In a third study, aloe vera gel was applied to degenerated discs of rabbits. Aloe vera gel halted and reversed disc degeneration. Researchers stated that there was a statistically significant (a big deal!) gradual reversal of degenerative changes. These modifications were noted in the collagen content organization, the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cell increase, and degree of disc degeneration. (3) Chiropractic Solutions will follow these interesting studies and see how they will apply to human use. Maybe these findings will inspire San Jose 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 aching degenerated disc.
Schedule your next San Jose chiropractic appointment now. We can discuss if you knew just how beneficial such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli could be on helping ease San Jose back pain by treating the herniated disc.
