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Nutrition Articles

The Vitamin C and Back Pain Connection

McHenry chiropractic care addresses back pain and neck pain from nutritional and manipulative angles. Vitamin C levels affect back and neck pain, so OrthoIllinois Chiropractic checks our patient vitamin C intake levels.

Lucky Copper!

OrthoIllinois Chiropractic encourages McHenry chiropractic patients to balance their nutritional intake to insure health bone and cartilage. Copper is one good but often overlooked nutrient.

Good Foods Help Reduce Inflammation

OrthoIllinois Chiropractic encourages its McHenry chiropractic patients to try an anti-inflammatory diet to help reduce their pain.

Curcumin for Pain Relief Better than Corticosteroids!

Spinal manipulation and curcumin are two ways OrthoIllinois Chiropractic works to relieve back pain and inflammation for our McHenry chiropractic patients. Both are non-drug and non-surgical bonuses of care!

Enjoy Some Fermented Foods!

Fermented foods go way back. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic encourages our McHenry chiropractic patients to bring them back into their diets today!

Spinal Discs Need Nutrition and Spinal Manipulation

Neck pain and back pain are everyday conditions at OrthoIllinois Chiropractic. Our McHenry chiropractic treatment plan involves nutrition and spinal manipulation to help the disc degeneration behind both these conditions.

So Whats with CRP (C-Reactive Protein) Anyway?

OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is interested in the C-reactive protein level in the blood. It’s an indicator of inflammation in the body. What’s a herniated disc? An inflamed one that OrthoIllinois Chiropractic welcomes and is ready to help.

Vitamin B for Bones!

Bone health is important to OrthoIllinois Chiropractic, so OrthoIllinois Chiropractic shares how vitamin B supports bone health.

Fight Inflammation: NSAIDs and Curcumin

While NSAIDs may help reduce pain and inflammation associated with back pain, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal side effects may irritate McHenry back pain sufferers. Curcumin may be beneficial.