Some of these basic principles may help you to improve the healing process if you are demonstrating slow injury repair. If additional complications exist, such as muscle spasm or inflammation, it may be necessary to address these with specific nutritional support as well. We try to give patients hope that their chronic degenerative underlying conditions can be improved with the combined benefits of chiropractic treatment and nutritional support. Current literature on the topic has demonstrated that nutritional support can improve the repair capability of degenerative joints which were previously thought to be beyond help. Be realistic with your expectations on the time frame for repair.
Joints typically take several weeks to months to show improvement with nutritional management.