Minster Knee Osteoarthritis and Quality of Life with a Mediterranean Diet
What do stiff, noisy, cracking knees and olive oil, fruits, veggies and red wine have in common? Knee osteoarthritis! Minster knee pain sufferers know that morning routine with “bad” knees, the stiffness and pain that comes with getting up and moving. Minster Chiropractic Center hears our Minster chiropractic patients bemoan this all the time. Those Minster knee pain sufferers would be pleased to get some relief. What is one way to get some relief? The Mediterranean diet that requires, of all things, eating. Minster Chiropractic Center wonders “How bad can eating be for Minster knee pain relief?”
Minster OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS AND THEIR PAIN
Minster knee osteoarthritis is ordinary. There are many Minster knee pain sufferers. They’re not alone! 240 million people around the world endure osteoarthritis. That bothers about 10% of men and 18% of women. (1) Any Minster knee osteoarthritis sufferer can describe the knee pain, the morning stiffness, and the creaky joint motion that lowers the enjoyment of daily life. (1) It’s just not much fun. Now a Mediterranean diet has potential to be fun though!
WHAT TO EAT ON A MEDITERRANEAN DIET
The Mediterranean diet includes eating lots of fruits and vegetable, legumes and nuts, cereals and seeds, seafood and fish. The Mediterranean diet allows for moderate intake of dairy, poultry and eggs along with red wine and olive oil as the chief source of dietary lipids. (1) Yum! Eating a Mediterranean diet can be quite tasty and adventurous for a recent Mediterranean diet follower.
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Knee osteoarthritis involves inflammation as well as pain. A review of three studies points out that biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation due to osteoarthritis fell in the Mediterranean diet group. (1) Specifically, the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1α decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (2) Knee osteoarthritis patients who better followed a Mediterranean diet have reduced risk of deteriorating knee pain at four years follow up. For those who didn’t experience knee osteoarthritis at the start of the 4 years project and followed a Mediterranean diet, a 9% reduced risk of acquiring knee osteoarthritis was reported. (3) Overall, a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet is affiliated with improved quality of life and decreased pain, disability and depressive symptoms. (4)
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses his use of Cox® Technic principles adapted to knee treatment to relieve back pain as well as partner with a patient to get some relief of her knee osteoarthritis pain. The patient was thrilled with the drop in pain on the first visit!
Schedule a Minster chiropractic visit with Minster Chiropractic Center to discover an improved quality of life with some relieving Minster chiropractic care with Cox® Technic knee treatment plus specific recommendation of a Mediterranean diet for improved quality of life and reduced pain and inflammation. Your creaky, painful knees will be glad you do!
