Pflugerville Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the enemy of inflammation? Quite possibly! Pflugerville Wellness Center talks with our Pflugerville chiropractic family members daily about inflammation and pain, especially back pain and neck pain, arm pain and sciatica. Chiropractic care via an anti-inflammatory nutrition approach is helpful especially when incorporating curcumin, an addition backed by several recent research papers!

 

 

A recent scoping review (based on 389 citations from 8 different databases) of evidence concerning 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 studied the impact of turmeric/curcumin on inflammation and oxidation balance found that supplementation significantly reduced inflammatory markers (CRP and IL-6) and improved 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) revealed the safety of using curcumin as well as the change for the better with respect to pain and severity of inflammation. (3) A further analysis of 15 randomized controlled trials expressly centered 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. Moreover, the adverse effects of curcumin were akin to those of placebo, making it a safer option. In fact, when compared to NSAIDs, another regularly used treatment for osteoarthritis, curcumin compared with NSAIDs was observed to have comparable effects on joint pain, function, and stiffness but with a lesser occurrence of adverse events. (4) So why not give this natural option a chance? Let’s talk about it at your next Pflugerville chiropractic visit.

 

 

 

Schedule your Pflugerville chiropractic appointment now. If inflammation is your nemesis, we can talk at your next appointment about including curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Pflugerville Wellness Center is here to help decrease inflammation and pain!