Carrolltown Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the nemesis of inflammation? Quite possibly! Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation chats with our Carrolltown chiropractic clients daily about inflammation and pain, particularly back pain and neck pain, arm pain and leg pain. Chiropractic care via an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is beneficial especially when incorporating curcumin, an extra supported by several recent research papers!

 

 

A new scoping review (based on 389 citations from 8 different databases) of evidence regarding the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found a lot of support of the clinical benefit of curcumin for inflammatory-related diseases like osteoarthritis, metabolic disorders, etc. (1) A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (65 of them) that studied the impact of turmeric/curcumin on inflammation and oxidation balance discovered that supplementation significantly decreased inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and enhanced anti-oxidant activity, augmenting the body’s inflammation/oxidation balance.  (2) Another analysis of randomized controlled trials (29 of them focused on 5 types of arthritis – ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout/hyperuricemia) divulged the safety of using curcumin in addition to the improvement with respect to pain and severity of inflammation. (3) A further analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials specifically focused on the effects of curcumin on osteoarthritis concluded that curcumin and curcuma longa extract may be safer and more effective supplements for osteoarthritis than NSAIDs and placebo. What's more, the adverse effects of curcumin were akin to those of placebo, making it a safer option. Indeed, when measured against NSAIDs, another regularly utilized treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was found to have similar effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lesser occurrence of adverse events. (4) So why not give this natural option a shot? Let’s talk about it at your next Carrolltown chiropractic visit.

 

 

 

Schedule your Carrolltown chiropractic appointment soon. If inflammation is your nemesis, we can talk at your next appointment about adding curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Gormish Chiropractic & Rehabilitation is here to help reduce inflammation and pain!