La Grande Nutrition Approaches for Degenerated Discs: Broccoli, Aloe and Grapeseed Oil
Who knew? Researchers are a fascinating breed. How they come up things to try is a curiosity! What would make them to think “broccoli, aloe vera and grapeseed may help disc degeneration” is a marvel to Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC and surely to our La Grande chiropractic patients, but a good marvel! They may be onto something to deal with discs that are degenerated which trigger back pain, neck pain, and disruption of life.
PREVENTING AND POSSIBLY REVERSING DISC DEGENERATION
La Grande low back pain is quite closely linked to degeneration of the intervertebral disc in the spine. At its basic level, the La Grande degenerated disc is defined by a decreased number of cells as well as change to its tissue and extracellular matrix content. In several of these studies, rabbit discs are studied as they are like human discs. In one rabbit study, researchers studied the degenerated intervertebral disc and its response to the use of broccoli sprout extract. They thought and their study found that this extract had restorative and preventive effects on degenerated discs. (1) In second rabbit study, grapeseed extracts were applied to degenerated discs. Due to their having anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties as natural flavonoids, grapeseed extracts were tried to see how their inhibitory and anabolic effects would be on degenerated discs. They proved to be restorative and preventive in terms of stopping the degradation of disc tissues’ collagen fibrils. (2) In a third study, aloe vera gel was applied to degenerated discs of rabbits. Aloe vera gel stopped and reversed disc degeneration. Researchers stated that there was a statistically significant (a big deal!) gradual reversal of degenerative changes. These changes were seen in the collagen content organization, the nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cell increase, and degree of disc degeneration. (3) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC will follow these interesting studies and see how they will apply to human use. Maybe these results will inspire La Grande chiropractic patients to eat more broccoli, use grapeseed, and find a way to enjoy some aloe vera gel?
CONTACT Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Robert Krause about disc degeneration on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he explains The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management integration of nutrition, exercise, and treatment of the painful degenerated disc.
Schedule your next La Grande chiropractic appointment now. We can discuss if you knew just how beneficial such interventions like grapeseed, aloe vera and broccoli might be on helping ease La Grande back pain by treating the herniated disc.
