Minster Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the nemesis of inflammation? Quite possibly! Minster Chiropractic Center chats with our Minster chiropractic family members daily about inflammation and pain, especially back pain and neck pain, arm pain and sciatica. Chiropractic care with an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is beneficial especially when incorporating curcumin, an addition supported by several recent research papers!

 

 

A recent scoping review (from 8 databases with 389 citations) of evidence about the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found much support for 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 reported that supplementation significantly decreased inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and enhanced 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) made known the safety of using curcumin in addition to the improvement with respect to pain and level of inflammation. (3) A further analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials expressly centered on the effects of curcumin on osteoarthritis determined that curcumin and curcuma longa extract may be safer and more valuable supplements for osteoarthritis than NSAIDs and placebo. Moreover, the adverse effects of curcumin were akin to those of placebo, rendering it a safer option. Indeed, when compared to NSAIDs, another commonly utilized treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was observed to have similar effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lesser incidence of adverse events. (4) So are you ready to give this natural alternative a chance? Let’s talk about it at your next Minster chiropractic visit.

 

 

 

Schedule your Minster chiropractic appointment soon. If inflammation is your enemy, we can talk at your next appointment about adding curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Minster Chiropractic Center is here to help decrease inflammation and pain!