McHenry 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! McHenry knee pain sufferers know that morning routine with “bad” knees, the stiffness and pain that is part of waking up and moving. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic hears our McHenry chiropractic patients bemoan this all the time. Those McHenry knee pain sufferers would appreciate getting some relief. What is one approach? The Mediterranean diet that requires, of all things, eating. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic wonders “How hard can eating be for McHenry knee pain relief?”
McHenry OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS AND THEIR PAIN
McHenry knee osteoarthritis is common. There are many McHenry knee pain sufferers. They are not alone! 240 million people around the globe endure osteoarthritis. That affects about 10% of men and 18% of women. (1) Any McHenry 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 very fun. Now a Mediterranean diet has potential to be fun though!
WHAT TO EAT ON A MEDITERRANEAN DIET
The Mediterranean diet includes eating lots of fruits and vegetable, legumes and nuts, cereals and seeds, seafood and fish. The Mediterranean diet permits moderate intake of dairy, poultry and eggs as well as red wine and olive oil as the chief source of dietary lipids. (1) Yum! Eating a Mediterranean diet can be very delicious and exciting for a new Mediterranean diet adherent.
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Knee osteoarthritis involves inflammation in addition to pain. An analysis of 3 research reports points out that biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation due to 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 have lessened risk of worsening knee pain at 4 years follow up. For those who did not experience knee osteoarthritis at the beginning of the 4 years project and followed a Mediterranean diet, a 9% reduced risk of acquiring knee osteoarthritis was found. (3) Overall, a higher faithfulness to a Mediterranean diet is associated with improved quality of life and decreased 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 McHenry chiropractic visit with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic to discover an improved quality of life with some alleviating McHenry chiropractic care with Cox® Technic knee treatment as well as specific recommendation of a Mediterranean diet for improved quality of life and lessened pain and inflammation. Your creaky, painful knees will appreciate it!
