Vancouver Osteoarthritis Benefits from Chiropractic Care
Chondroprotective…a beautiful word to your Vancouver chiropractor who is all about protecting the cartilage of Vancouver back pain and spine-related pain sufferers in addition to Vancouver knee pain sufferers with osteoarthritis. When such pain happens, a reduction of beneficial nutrients often accompanies it. Fortunately, chiropractic care options at Vancouver Disc Centers like spinal manipulation, exercise, and nutrition are protective as well as alleviating.
PROTECTIVE AGENTS
Chondro refers to cartilage while protective means, well, protective. When caring for musculoskeletal pain like Vancouverback pain or knee pain, chondroprotective agents are essential. In newer studies, the term “chondroprotectors” has been mentioned. More specifically in one study, glucosamine demonstrated a chondroprotective action on osteoarthritis by blocking type II collagen degradation. In athletes, such collagen degradation associated with cartilage metabolism rose. (1) Vancouver Disc Centers encourages exercise whether it’s athletic-level or everyday walking to enhance body health and cartilage metabolism as this article details.
NUTRITIONAL AGENTS
Nutrition may improve osteoarthritis indications, too. Nutrients like glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate have been studied and recorded to slow the development of osteoarthritis of the knee in many well-designed studies. (2) Chondroprotectors - biological agents that enhance the regeneration of the cartilage surface and joint capsule and participate in articular cartilage metabolism – come into play when there is a reduction in chondroitin sulfate and ongoing loss of hyaline cartilage as seen in osteoarthritis and low back pain. The aim of osteoarthritis treatment is to reduce its progression, ease its pain, and improve any reduced function. (3) Vancouver Disc Centers understands well the chondroprotective nature of proper nutrition!
CHIROPRACTIC PROTECTIVE AND RELIEVING AGENTS
At Vancouver Disc Centers, chiropractic care combines a variety of approaches to ease pain and protect the body’s joints and cartilage. Spinal manipulation is the expected chiropractic treatment approach while a reworking of its distractive principles has been created for the knee for relief of osteoarthritis knee pain. Knee distractionis gaining in supportive research as to its effectiveness to alleviate pain and improve joint space width. A paper reported that it continued for up to 9 years. (4) Vancouver Disc Centers is all for these chondroprotective approaches to knee as well as Vancouver back pain!
CONTACT Vancouver Disc Centers
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Luigi Albano on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains how he implements the principles of Cox® Technic flexion distraction in the distraction treatment of osteoarthritic knees. There is hope for knee pain sufferers!
Schedule a Vancouver chiropractic appointment for your spine conditions and knee pain issues. Recent research is pointing to the value of chondroprotective agents and joint distraction manipulation on osteoarthritis and collagen production. Vancouver chiropractic care uses them all. Chondroprotective is a beautiful word!
