New Roads Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the nemesis of inflammation? Quite possibly! New Roads Chiropractic Center talks with our New Roads chiropractic patients daily about inflammation and pain, particularly back pain and neck pain, arm pain and sciatica. Chiropractic care with an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is beneficial especially when incorporating curcumin, an extra backed by several recent research papers!

 

 

A recent scoping review (from 8 databases with 389 citations) of evidence about the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found a lot of support for 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 examined the impact of turmeric/curcumin on inflammation and oxidation balance found that supplementation significantly reduced inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and enhanced anti-oxidant activity, enhancing the body’s inflammation/oxidation balance.  (2) Another analysis of randomized controlled trials (29 of them focused on 5 kinds of arthritis – ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and gout/hyperuricemia) made known the safety of using curcumin in addition to the improvement in terms of pain and inflammation’s severity. (3) A further analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials expressly focused on the effects of curcumin on osteoarthritis determined 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 comparable to those of placebo, rendering it a safer option. Indeed, when compared to NSAIDs, another regularly used treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was observed 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 alternative a chance? Let’s talk about it at your next New Roads chiropractic appointment.

 

 

 

Make your New Roads chiropractic appointment today. If inflammation is your enemy, we can talk at your next appointment about adding curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! New Roads Chiropractic Center is here to help reduce inflammation and pain!