Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
West Palm Beach back pain patient desires. Chiropractic Care
delivers chiropractic services to reduce back pain
by identifying and dealing with any associated
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you tell if there’s
inflammation? Like anything else, researchers search
for ways to measure it. To measure inflammation, researchers try
to find inflammatory biomarkers, biological markers like tumor
necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), and interleukin-6,
interleukin-1β, that revealed an increase. Researchers
have uncovered that chronic inflammation raised
cytokine production and triggered pro-inflammatory
pathways that may lead to non-specific low back pain. (1)
Researchers detected systemic inflammation in chronic LBP and
may influence transition from acute to persistent low back pain. Specifically,
CRP was found elevated in acute low back pain patients and
not in control patients. TNF was higher in back pain
patients particularly in patients with depression. (2) Since
researchers have already documented that inflammation
is tied to back pain, Chiropractic Care knows that
inflammation must be decreased in order to
help reduce West Palm Beach back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, know what inflammation does. Researchers
used lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to simulate
intervertebral disc degeneration in trials. They want
to see what may potentially reduce
the generated back pain that comes with it
and/or even prevent the degeneration initially
so we humans do not have to suffer
low back pain at all! That is a tough call
though, Chiropractic Care understands. But consider
this: researchers utilized LPS to establish the
degeneration that preceded low back pain. They discovered
that procyanidin B3 (PRO-B3) found in our diets inhibited
the production of inflammatory markers - tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-Α),
interleukin-6 (IL-6), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and nitric oxide – associated
with disc degeneration. It also prevented the loss of the
disc’s gelatin nucleus pulposus cells and structural damage of
its anulus fibrosus (outer rings of disc). What does all this indicate
to researchers looking for a way to prevent degenerative
disc degeneration (DDD)? PRO-B3 may be considered as a
treatment agent for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). This is a welcome bit
of information for those 80% of us adults who are on track
to have IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another recent
paper described that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be a
way to defer DDD using the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That is hopeful
in the treatment of West Palm Beach back pain and inflammation.
Vitamin D FOR INFLAMMATION
Research states that vitamin D deficiency is associated
with low back pain that is stronger in younger women and in those with more
severe deficiency. (5) Vitamin D deficiency is linked to lumbar
disc disease and more severe low back pain in postmenopausal women. (6) Let
us talk about your vitamin D intake at your next
West Palm Beach chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Sarah Murrow on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. In this episode, Dr. Murrow and her patient present how the Cox® Technic System alleviated back pain due to disc bulges.