San Jose Knee Osteoarthritis and Quality of Life with a Mediterranean Diet
What do stiff, popping, cracking knees and olive oil, fruits, veggies and red wine have in common? Knee osteoarthritis! San Jose knee pain sufferers know that morning routine with “bad” knees, the stiffness and pain that comes with waking up and moving. Chiropractic Solutions hears our San Jose chiropractic patients bemoan this all the time. Those San Jose knee pain sufferers would appreciate getting some relief. What is one approach? The Mediterranean diet that involves, of all things, eating. Chiropractic Solutions wonders “How bad can eating be for San Jose knee pain relief?”
San Jose OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS AND THEIR PAIN
San Jose knee osteoarthritis is widespread. There are many San Jose knee pain sufferers. They are not alone! 240 million people around the globe live with osteoarthritis. That affects about 10% of men and 18% of women. (1) Any San Jose knee osteoarthritis sufferer knows about the knee pain, the morning stiffness, and the creaky joint motion that lowers the quality of daily life. (1) It’s just not much fun. Now a Mediterranean diet could be some fun though!
WHAT TO EAT ON A MEDITERRANEAN DIET
The Mediterranean diet includes eating plenty of fruits and vegetable, legumes and nuts, cereals and seeds, seafood and fish. The Mediterranean diet permits moderate intake of dairy, poultry and eggs as well as red wine and olive oil as the main source of dietary lipids. (1) Yum! Eating a Mediterranean diet can be quite tasty and exciting for a recent Mediterranean diet follower.
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Knee osteoarthritis involves inflammation as well as pain. An analysis of three research reports points out that biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation because of osteoarthritis decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (1) Specifically, the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1α decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (2) Knee osteoarthritis patients who stuck to a Mediterranean diet show a lowered risk of deteriorating knee pain at 4 years follow up. For those who didn’t experience knee osteoarthritis at the start of the 4 years study and followed a Mediterranean diet, a 9% reduced risk of getting knee osteoarthritis was found. (3) Overall, a higher faithfulness to a Mediterranean diet is associated with improved quality of life and less pain, disability and depressive symptoms. (4)
CONTACT Chiropractic Solutions
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses his use of Cox® Technic principles adapted to knee treatment to relieve back pain as well as partner with a patient to get some relief of her knee osteoarthritis pain. The patient was so excited with the drop in pain on the first visit!
Schedule a San Jose chiropractic visit with Chiropractic Solutions to discover an improved quality of life with some relieving San Jose chiropractic care with Cox® Technic knee treatment as well as specific recommendation of a Mediterranean diet for improved quality of life and lessened pain and inflammation. Your creaky, painful knees will be glad you do!
