Richmond Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil

Who knew? Researchers are a fascinating breed. How they come up things to experiment with is a fascination! What would make them to think “grapeseed oil, aloe vera gel, and broccoli may help disc degeneration” is a marvel to Johnson Chiropractic and surely to our Richmond chiropractic patients, but a good marvel! They may be onto something to help degenerated discs which trigger back pain, neck pain, and disruption of life.

PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION

Richmond low back pain is quite closely associated with degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine.  At its basic level, the Richmond degenerated disc is recognized for a decreased number of cells as well as alteration to its tissue and extracellular matrix content. In several of these studies, rabbit discs are examined as they are like human discs. In one rabbit study, researchers studied 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 influences on degenerated discs. (1) In another rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were applied to degenerated discs. By reason of 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 showed 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 stopped and reversed disc degeneration. Researchers stated that there was a statistically significant (a big deal!) gradual reversal of degenerative changes. These changes were seen in the collagen content organization, the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cell rise, and degree of disc degeneration. (3) Johnson Chiropractic will follow these stimulating studies and see how they will translate into human use. Maybe these results will inspire Richmond chiropractic patients to eat more broccoli, utilize grapeseed, and find a way to use 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 integration of nutrition, exercise, and treatment of the aching degenerated disc.

Schedule your next Richmond chiropractic appointment now. We can discuss if you knew just how effective such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on relieving Richmond back pain by treating the herniated disc.