Minster Inflammations Foe: Curcumin

Curcumin – the enemy of inflammation? Quite possibly! Minster Chiropractic Center chats with our Minster chiropractic family members daily about inflammation and pain, particularly 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 supported by several recent research papers!

 

 

A recent scoping review (from 8 databases with 389 citations) of evidence regarding the use of curcumin for inflammation-related condition found a lot of support of the clinical benefit of curcumin for diseases in which inflammation plays a key role 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 reported that supplementation significantly decreased 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 centered on 5 kinds 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 level 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. Indeed, when compared to 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 lower occurrence of adverse events. (4) So are you ready to give this natural option a shot? Let’s talk about it at your next Minster chiropractic visit.

 

 

 

Make your Minster chiropractic appointment soon. If inflammation is your nemesis, we can talk at your next appointment about including curcumin to your supplement nutrition plan! Minster Chiropractic Center is here to help decrease inflammation and pain!