Manchester 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! Manchester knee pain sufferers know that morning routine with “bad” knees, the stiffness and pain that is part of getting up and moving. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries hears our Manchester chiropractic patients describe this all the time. Those Manchester knee pain sufferers would be grateful for some relief. What is one way to get some relief? The Mediterranean diet that involves, of all things, eating. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries asks “How hard can eating be for Manchester knee pain relief?”
Manchester OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS AND THEIR PAIN
Manchester knee osteoarthritis is common. There are numerous Manchester 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 Manchester knee osteoarthritis sufferer recognizes the knee pain, the morning stiffness, and the creaky joint motion that lessens 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 incorporates lots 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 along with red wine and olive oil as the main source of dietary lipids. (1) Yum! Eating a Mediterranean diet can be quite delicious as well as adventurous for a recent Mediterranean diet adherent.
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Knee osteoarthritis involves inflammation as well as pain. An analysis of 3 studies highlights that biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation because of 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 stuck to a Mediterranean diet have lessened risk of deteriorating knee pain at four years follow up. For those who did not experience knee osteoarthritis at the beginning of the 4 years study and followed a Mediterranean diet, a 9% lowered risk of getting knee osteoarthritis was reported. (3) Overall, a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with improved quality of life and decreased pain, disability and depressive symptoms. (4)
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
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 Manchester chiropractic visit with Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries to discover an improved quality of life with some alleviating Manchester chiropractic care with Cox® Technic knee treatment plus specific recommendation of a Mediterranean diet for better quality of life and decreased pain and inflammation. Your creaky, painful knees will be glad you do!
