Fort Wayne Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the enemy of inflammation? Quite possibly! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic talks with our Fort Wayne chiropractic clients 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 adding curcumin into the mix, an addition supported by several recent studies!

 

 

A new scoping review (from 8 databases with 389 citations) of evidence regarding 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 examined the impact of turmeric/curcumin on inflammation and oxidation balance found that supplementation significantly reduced inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and improved anti-oxidant activity, enhancing the body’s inflammation/oxidation balance.  (2) Another analysis of randomized controlled trials (29 of them centered on 5 kinds of arthritis – ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout/hyperuricemia) made known the safety of using curcumin as well as the change for the better in terms of pain and severity of inflammation. (3) A further analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials expressly focused 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. What's more, the adverse effects of curcumin were akin to those of placebo, rendering it a safer option. Indeed, when compared to NSAIDs, another regularly utilized treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was observed to have comparable effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lesser occurrence of adverse events. (4) So are you ready to give this natural option a try? Let’s talk about it at your next Fort Wayne chiropractic visit.

 

 

 

Schedule your Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment today. If inflammation is your enemy, we can talk at your next appointment about including curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Aaron Chiropractic Clinic is here to help get rid of inflammation and pain!