Title: Diet that reduces inflammation of back pain | Food for Spine Health
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2Can an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Reduce Back Pain?
- A healthy and balanced diet is key for overall
health. - The calories in provide you energy to keep up
with physical activities. - And the micronutrients aid in the consistent
repair and growth of our musculoskeletal system. - A diet rich in carbs from cereals legumes,
fruits vegetables, and protein from animal or
plant sources is a well-balanced diet. - A well-balanced diet avoids nutrient
deficiencies that can lead to a drop in immunity
and other health conditions.
3Can an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Reduce Back Pain?
- But is there a particular diet regimen that can
remedy specific health conditions like back pain?
If yes, what foods make up this
anti-inflammatory diet that can reduce back pain?
With the inputs from an orthopaedic and spine
specialist in UK Mr Jwalant S Mehta we answer
these questions here - What is Inflammation?
- Inflammation is the response of our immune system
to a foreign entrant. - Whenever a foreign invader bacteria, virus or
any other pathogen attacks the body, our immune - system sends inflammatory cells that attack them
and trigger healing. - The redness and swelling in the part of this
acute inflammation process which is key for
healing.
4Can an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Reduce Back Pain?
- However, in a few cases, the bodys immune system
may trigger and continue the inflammation even
without any abject harm to the body. - This is called chronic inflammation can harm the
healthy cells and trigger an array of health
conditions. - Chronic inflammation that lasts for more than 3
months can lead to heart diseases and diabetes.
Inflammation can even affect the spine and other
neurological systems leading to Ankylosing
Spondylitis, Rheumatoid arthritis and even
multiple sclerosis, says orthopaedic and spine
specialist in UK Mr. Jwalant S Mehta.
5Can an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Reduce Back Pain?
- What is Inflammatory Back Pain?
- Inflammatory back pain is back pain caused by
inflammatory conditions. - It is characterized by pain in the axial spine
and sacroiliac joints localized around the lumbar
spine. - Medications, physical therapy, the right exercise
regimen, breathing exercise and proper posture
adherence are common suggestions for easing
inflammatory back pain.
6Can an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Reduce Back Pain?
In addition to this adopting an anti-inflammatory
diet is also found to reduce back pain. In a
medical study, it was revealed a control group
that adopted an anti-inflammatory diet was found
to have 42 less chance of inflammatory back pain
when compared to the control group that adopted a
pro-inflammatory diet. Anti-Inflammatory
Diet Avoiding the foods that flame inflammation
in the body and adopting the foods that reduce
this inflammation makes up an anti-iflammatory
diet.
7Can an Anti-Inflammatory Diet Reduce Back Pain?
- Food to Avoid with Back Pain
- Refined grains, sugary foods beverages,
vegetable oils, red meat, processed corn, dairy
products, and fried processed foods. - If your diet is already an anti-inflammatory one,
you live a healthy and active life and yet are
experiencing back pain, then it could be a sign
of an inherent spinal condition that needs
immediate consultation. - If you are in the UK and are looking for help,
you can contact Children Adult Spinal Surgeon
in UK Mr Jwalant S Mehta .
8 Contact us
- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
- BMI The Priory Hospital
- Spire Parkway Hospital
- Bromsgrove Private Clinic
- Birmingham Childrens Hospital
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- Email secretary_at_mehtaspine.co.uk
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