Fort Wayne Knee Osteoarthritis and Quality of Life with a Mediterranean Diet
What do creaky, popping, cracking knees and olive oil, fruits, veggies and red wine have in common? Knee osteoarthritis! Fort Wayne knee pain sufferers undergo the morning routine with “bad” knees, the stiffness and pain that is part of waking up and moving. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic hears our Fort Wayne chiropractic patients bemoan this all the time. Those Fort Wayne 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. Aaron Chiropractic Clinic wonders “How hard can eating be for Fort Wayne knee pain relief?”
Fort Wayne OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS AND THEIR PAIN
Fort Wayne knee osteoarthritis is ordinary. There are many Fort Wayne knee pain sufferers. They’re not alone! 240 million people around the globe suffer with osteoarthritis. That bothers about 10% of men and 18% of women. (1) Any Fort Wayne knee osteoarthritis sufferer knows about the knee pain, the morning stiffness, and the creaky joint motion that reduces the enjoyment of daily life. (1) It is just not very fun. Now a Mediterranean diet has potential to be fun though!
WHAT TO EAT ON A MEDITERRANEAN DIET
The Mediterranean diet incorporates plenty 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 in addition to red wine and olive oil as the key source of dietary lipids. (1) Yum! Consuming a Mediterranean diet can be very tasty as well as exciting for a recent Mediterranean diet enthusiast.
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Knee osteoarthritis involves inflammation as well as pain. A review of 3 studies points out that biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation due to osteoarthritis decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (1) Particularly, the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1α decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (2) Knee osteoarthritis patients who better followed a Mediterranean diet have lowered 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% lowered risk of getting knee osteoarthritis was found. (3) Overall, a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet is affiliated with better quality of life and less 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 Fort Wayne chiropractic visit with Aaron Chiropractic Clinic to discover an improved quality of life with some relieving Fort Wayne chiropractic care with Cox® Technic knee treatment as well as specific recommendation of a Mediterranean diet for improved quality of life and decreased pain and inflammation. Your creaky, painful knees will be glad you do!
