Fernandina Beach Knee Osteoarthritis and Quality of Life with a Mediterranean Diet
What do creaky, noisy, cracking knees and olive oil, fruits, veggies and red wine have in common? Knee osteoarthritis! Fernandina Beach knee pain sufferers undergo the morning routine with “bad” knees, the stiffness and pain that is part of waking up and moving. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic hears our Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients describe this all the time. Those Fernandina Beach knee pain sufferers would appreciate getting some relief. What is one way to get some relief? The Mediterranean diet that requires, of all things, eating. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic asks “How bad can eating be for Fernandina Beach knee pain relief?”
Fernandina Beach OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS AND THEIR PAIN
Fernandina Beach knee osteoarthritis is widespread. There are numerous Fernandina Beach 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 Fernandina Beach knee osteoarthritis sufferer knows about the knee pain, the morning stiffness, and the creaky joint motion that reduces the quality of daily life. (1) It is 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 plenty of fruits and vegetable, legumes and nuts, cereals and seeds, seafood and fish. The Mediterranean diet allows for moderate consumption of dairy, poultry and eggs in addition to red wine and olive oil as the chief source of dietary lipids. (1) Yum! Consuming a Mediterranean diet can be very tasty as well as adventurous for a recent Mediterranean diet follower.
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Knee osteoarthritis involves inflammation in addition to pain. An analysis of 3 studies points out that biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation because of osteoarthritis decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (1) Specifically, the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1α decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (2) Knee osteoarthritis patients who stuck to a Mediterranean diet show a lowered risk of deteriorating knee pain at four years follow up. For those who didn’t have knee osteoarthritis at the start of the 4 years study 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 associated 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 so excited with the drop in pain on the first visit!
Schedule a Fernandina Beach chiropractic visit with Amelia Chiropractic Clinic to discover an improved quality of life with some relieving Fernandina Beach chiropractic care with Cox® Technic knee treatment plus specific recommendation of a Mediterranean diet for better quality of life and lessened pain and inflammation. Your creaky, painful knees will be glad you do!
