New York City 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! New York City knee pain sufferers experience that morning routine with “bad” knees, the stiffness and pain that is part of waking up and moving. Rosenberg Wellness Center hears our New York City chiropractic patients describe this all the time. Those New York City knee pain sufferers would be pleased to get some relief. What is one way to get some relief? The Mediterranean diet that requires, of all things, eating. Rosenberg Wellness Center asks “How bad can eating be for New York City knee pain relief?”
New York City OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS AND THEIR PAIN
New York City knee osteoarthritis is common. There are numerous New York City knee pain sufferers. They are not alone! 240 million people around the world live with osteoarthritis. That affects about 10% of men and 18% of women. (1) Any New York City knee osteoarthritis sufferer can describe the knee pain, the morning stiffness, and the creaky joint motion that lowers the quality of daily life. (1) It’s 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 delicious and exciting for a recent Mediterranean diet adherent.
BENEFITS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Knee osteoarthritis entails inflammation in addition to pain. An analysis of 3 research reports points out that biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage degradation due to osteoarthritis fell in the Mediterranean diet group. (1) Particularly, the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1α decreased in the Mediterranean diet group. (2) Knee osteoarthritis patients who better followed a Mediterranean diet have reduced risk of worsening knee pain at four years follow up. For those who didn’t experience knee osteoarthritis at the start of the 4 years study 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 affiliated 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 thrilled with the drop in pain on the first visit!
Schedule a New York City chiropractic visit with Rosenberg Wellness Center to discover an improved quality of life with some alleviating New York City chiropractic care with Cox® Technic knee treatment as well as specific recommendation of a Mediterranean diet for improved quality of life and decreased pain and inflammation. Your creaky, painful knees will appreciate it!
