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Improving Joint Health with the Beneficial Properties of Turmeric

Can individuals dealing with joint pain incorporate turmeric as part of their treatment to reduce inflammation and restore joint health?

Introduction

Many people realize that when the body ages, so do the bones, joints, and spinal discs. This causes musculoskeletal issues to develop and lead to joint pain. Many environmental factors, like improper posture, injuries, accidents, and heavy-loaded objects, are pain-like issues that can affect an individual’s health and well-being. This is because joint pain is associated with these environmental factors, which cause pain and inflammatory effects that can impact their well-being. Additionally, many people will try to find ways to reduce the inflammatory effects caused by joint pain, and one of them is found in their kitchen pantry, which is known as turmeric. Today’s article focuses on the connection between the joints and inflammation, what is turmeric, and its beneficial properties for the joints. We talk with certified associated medical providers who inform our patients about how adding turmeric to their daily routine can reduce the inflammatory effects on the joints. While asking associated medical providers intricate questions, we advise patients to incorporate turmeric in their meals and find therapeutic ways to reduce joint pain in their upper and lower extremities. Dr. Alex Jimenez, D.C., includes this information as an academic service. Disclaimer.

 

Joint Pain & Inflammation Connection

Do you feel localized or referred pain in your joints that causes you to rest for an extended period? Do general morning aches and pains get better throughout the day? Or do you notice that you are losing your grip occasionally? Many of these scenarios are correlated with joint pain. The joints are part of the musculoskeletal system, and their primary job is to provide movement to the upper and lower extremities without pain. However, when the human body ages, the joints also gradually age. When the joints start to lose their cartilage, environmental factors can cause pain-like symptoms like inflammation to affect the joints, thus causing pain, stiffness, and inflammation. Additionally, it can also lead to joint disorders in the body. While inflammation helps heal the affected area in the body, it is beneficial for the natural healing process; however, when inflammation is chronic, it can do more harm than good.

 

 

This is because the immune cells are involved in neuroimmune interplay, which plays a key role in generating and maintaining pain in diseases with an inflammatory component. (Vasconcelos et al., 2022) Additionally, when environmental factors start to affect the joints, the inflammatory effects can cause peripheral nerve damage, and that can cause structural damage to the joints, leading to altered gait and abnormal loading patterns through movement. (McDougall & Reid, 2022) When individuals experience inflammatory effects that affect their joints, many will try to find ways to reduce the pain-like effects in their joints.

 


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What Is Turmeric?

Many individuals dealing with pain and inflammation in their joints will seek out therapeutic options to restore joint health. Many people can incorporate anti-inflammatory supplements and treatments to reduce joint inflammation. Turmeric is one of the anti-inflammatory supplements found in India and Southern Asia; anti-inflammatory components can help treat a wide variety of conditions and general health and wellness. (“Turmeric,” 2012) Turmeric is also a functional food due to its health-promoting properties that can help decrease inflammatory cytokines and reduce joint pain, which can help improve joint mobility. (Kepinska-Pacelik & Biel, 2023)

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Turmeric’s Beneficial Properties For The Joints

Now, when it comes to the beneficial properties of turmeric for joint pain, many people can take turmeric in supplement form and, over time, will begin to notice less pain in their joints. This is because the main purpose of incorporating turmeric as part of a therapeutic routine is to relieve pain, delay joint degeneration progression, and restore joint function. (Zeng et al., 2021) Additionally, turmeric can help control inflammation and improve joint health since it can have a positive effect or equivalency of anti-inflammatory medication for individuals wanting to reduce joint pain’s life effects. (Panknin et al., 2023) When people want to think about their well-being and joint health, taking turmeric supplements or incorporating them in dishes can be a stepping stone to improving joint function. At the same time, incorporating strength training exercises into the surrounding muscles can help with joint improvement, and non-surgical treatments like chiropractic care can help reduce the inflammatory effects of degenerating the joints. This, in turn, can help people live pain-free lives, giving them a sense of control over their well-being.

 


References

Kepinska-Pacelik, J., & Biel, W. (2023). Turmeric and Curcumin-Health-Promoting Properties in Humans versus Dogs. Int J Mol Sci, 24(19). doi.org/10.3390/ijms241914561

McDougall, J. J., & Reid, A. R. (2022). Joint Damage and Neuropathic Pain in Rats Treated With Lysophosphatidic Acid. Front Immunol, 13, 811402. doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.811402

Panknin, T. M., Howe, C. L., Hauer, M., Bucchireddigari, B., Rossi, A. M., & Funk, J. L. (2023). Curcumin Supplementation and Human Disease: A Scoping Review of Clinical Trials. Int J Mol Sci, 24(5). doi.org/10.3390/ijms24054476

Turmeric. (2012). In LiverTox: Clinical and Research Information on Drug-Induced Liver Injury. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31643876

Vasconcelos, D. P., Jabangwe, C., Lamghari, M., & Alves, C. J. (2022). The Neuroimmune Interplay in Joint Pain: The Role of Macrophages. Front Immunol, 13, 812962. doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.812962

Zeng, L., Yu, G., Hao, W., Yang, K., & Chen, H. (2021). The efficacy and safety of Curcuma longa extract and curcumin supplements on osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Biosci Rep, 41(6). doi.org/10.1042/BSR20210817

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The information herein is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional, licensed physician, and is not medical advice. We encourage you to make your own health care decisions based on your research and partnership with a qualified health care professional. Our information scope is limited to chiropractic, musculoskeletal, physical medicines, wellness, sensitive health issues, functional medicine articles, topics, and discussions. We provide and present clinical collaboration with specialists from a wide array of disciplines. Each specialist is governed by their professional scope of practice and their jurisdiction of licensure. We use functional health & wellness protocols to treat and support care for the injuries or disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Our videos, posts, topics, subjects, and insights cover clinical matters, issues, and topics that relate to and support, directly or indirectly, our clinical scope of practice.* Our office has made a reasonable attempt to provide supportive citations and has identified the relevant research study or studies supporting our posts. We provide copies of supporting research studies available to regulatory boards and the public upon request.

We understand that we cover matters that require an additional explanation of how it may assist in a particular care plan or treatment protocol; therefore, to further discuss the subject matter above, please feel free to ask Dr. Alex Jimenez or contact us at 915-850-0900.

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email: coach@elpasofunctionalmedicine.com

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