Oxford Pain from Osteoarthritis Helped by Omega-3 PUFA fatty oils
Cartilage degeneration via osteoarthritis often leads to pain. Oxford osteoarthritis sufferers feel this side-effect of osteoarthritis‘ inflammatory effects on disc and joint cartilage. Satterwhite Chiropractic cares for back pain, neck pain, arm pain and leg pain patients with osteoarthritis every day. Combining chiropractic treatment with nutrition like omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients like chondroitin/glucosamine often leads to pain relief for our osteoarthritis patients.
OSTEOARTHRITIS (aka OA)
Satterwhite Chiropractic typically treats osteoarthritis in patients when there is pain. Makes sense! Pain gains our attention, of both patients and their doctors. Osteoarthritis’s degenerative history tends to be longer than that of pain’s. The most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease reported to affect 13.6% of adults over the age of 20 (Canada & US). OA is explained as a low grade inflammatory process that interrupts cartilage synthesis, producing degeneration of cartilage in joints. (1) Medical literature reported the presence of OA as being higher in those with osteoporosis. (2) Spinal discs are cartilaginous, too. Research also reported that OA’s degenerative effects result in articular cartilage and inflammation. (3) Recent studies have highlighted the possible positive effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on osteoarthritis while omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids were more damaging to cartilage. (1,3) Satterwhite Chiropractic shares what these PUFAs are and emphasizes their importance to our Oxford osteoarthritic patients.
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS FOR Osteoarthritis
Omega-3 fatty acids’ benefits are highlighted in several studies. Researchers stated that omega-3 PUFAs are known for their anti-inflammatory properties which may well control pro-inflammatory markers and cartilage loss. (1) In an investigation comparing edible oils of various omega 3 and 6 levels in osteoarthritic mice, the higher omega-3 oils produced increased cartilage thickness and reduced tumor necrosis factor-A inflammatory markers in serum and cartilage tests. (3) Another such study analyzed the effect of higher to lower proportion of omega 3 to 6 diets and found that lower omega 6 to omega 3 intake diets enhanced cartilage structure, slowed cartilage loss, and diminished inflammation. (2) Just watching dietary intake can improve OA by eating fatty fish (salmon, mackeral, herring, oyster, sardines, etc.), flaxseed, chia seed, and some walnuts. Your cartilage will thank you! Satterwhite Chiropractic formats Oxford chiropractic treatment plans to tackle inflammation and associated pain. Omega PUFAs help as can anti-inflammatory chondroitin/glucosamine supplementation in the nutritional part of the plan.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he illustrates how nutrition blends into The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to help with back pain and the inflammatory process and the immune system that contributes to it.
Make your Oxford chiropractic appointment now. When pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and inflammation are topics of daily conversations, bring them all to us! We will work together to decrease inflammation and pain.
