Montreal Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil
Who knew? Researchers are an interesting group of people. How they think up things to experiment with is a fascination! What would prompt them to think “broccoli, aloe vera and grapeseed may help disc degeneration” is a wonder to Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic and surely to our Montreal chiropractic patients, but a good wonder! They just might be onto something to deal with degenerated discs which trigger back pain, neck pain, and disruption of life.
PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION
Montreal low back pain is quite closely linked to degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine. At its basic level, the Montreal degenerated disc is defined by a reduced number of cells and 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 looked at the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the use of broccoli sprout extract. They thought and their study found that it had restorative and preventive effects 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 tried to find out 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 halted and reversed disc degeneration. Researchers noted 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 rise, and degree of disc degeneration. (3) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic will follow these interesting studies and see how they will apply to human use. Maybe these findings will inspire Montreal chiropractic patients to eat more broccoli, utilize 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 explains The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management incorporation of nutrition, exercise, and treatment of the aching degenerated disc.
Schedule your next Montreal chiropractic appointment now. We can discuss if you knew just how beneficial such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on helping relieve Montreal back pain by treating the herniated disc.
