Montreal Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the enemy of inflammation? Quite possibly! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic chats with our Montreal chiropractic patients every day about inflammation and pain, especially back pain and neck pain, arm pain and sciatica. Chiropractic care with an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is helpful especially when adding curcumin into the mix, an addition backed by several recent research papers!

 

 

A recent scoping review (based on 389 citations from 8 different databases) of evidence about the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found a lot of support of the clinical benefit of curcumin for diseases in which inflammation plays a key role like osteoarthritis, metabolic disorders, etc. (1) A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (65 of them) that studied the impact of turmeric/curcumin on inflammation and oxidation balance found that supplementation significantly decreased inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and improved anti-oxidant activity, boosting the body’s inflammation/oxidation balance.  (2) Another analysis of randomized controlled trials (29 of them focused on 5 kinds of arthritis – ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout/hyperuricemia) divulged the safety of using curcumin as well as the improvement in terms of pain and inflammation’s severity. (3) An additional analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials specifically centered on the effects of curcumin on osteoarthritis determined that curcumin and curcuma longa extract may be safer and more effective supplements for osteoarthritis than NSAIDs and placebo. What's more, the unpleasant effects of curcumin were akin to those of placebo, rendering it a safer option. In fact, when compared to NSAIDs, another regularly used treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was observed to have comparable effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lower occurrence of adverse events. (4) So are you ready to give this natural option a try? Let’s talk about it at your next Montreal chiropractic visit.

 

 

 

Make your Montreal chiropractic appointment soon. If inflammation is your enemy, we can talk at your next appointment about adding curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is here to help get rid of inflammation and pain!