The
future: disc re-generation! It is an exciting possibility being
today. Converting disc degeneration into disc regeneration holds
hope for back pain sufferers all around. What’s
the latest proposed process? Distraction. Just
what your West Palm Beach chiropractor at Chiropractic Care is well-trained to do! West Palm Beach
chiropractic spinal manipulation is beneficial. For West Palm Beach back
pain associated with disc degeneration, these new disc
regeneration reports extend hope for back pain
relief.
DISC DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION CONTRIBUTORS
Researchers are sounding more and more optimistic
about disc regeneration. A new group of researchers defined
the biochemical, mechanical, and structural modifications that
must all come together to lead to disc degeneration in
the first place. Giving credit to previous studies on
degenerated discs, they conceded that
traction/distraction has been shown to increase disc height
and decrease intervertebral pressure. (Research about biomechanical effects of Cox®
Technic flexion distraction used at Chiropractic Care has measured
a 17% increase in disc height, a 28% increase in area, and an intradiscal
pressure decrease in lumbar spine discs to as low as -192mmHg pressure.
(1) ) They explained that not all levels of disc degeneration
can be regenerated as all the necessary conditions
must come together for regenerating the disc that came
together in its degeneration. They explain that their research
showed that traction interrupted the cycle of disc
degeneration in the lab study, particularly that
2 to 6 weeks of traction is optimal to regenerate a degenerated
disc. (2) Chiropractic Care tracks this research most excitedly.
IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH: LOW TENSION DISTRACTION
Another published paper explained that there is
greater reconstruction and better effectiveness of disc regeneration or repair when
low-tension traction instead of high tension traction is used. The researchers described
that the lab findings are based on the proteoglycan content of the nucleus pulposus of the spinal
intervertebral disc, the very center of the disc, which consists of proteoglycans. The proteoglycan content of the nucleus rose
significantly. Both 2 and 4 weeks of traction brought about
change, but 4 weeks’ changes were significantly better to 2
weeks. Other disc changes researchers reported on were the
pores in the bony endplate, their number and diameter that all improved.
(3) A third study on this topic of potential disc regeneration reported
that 28 days of compression followed by 28 days of distraction resulted in disc
rehydration, stimulated extracellular matrix gene expression,
and increased numbers of protein-expressing cells. (4) With
these exciting papers as support, Chiropractic Care delivers
safe, gentle, low-tension to patient tolerance distraction according to The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols. West Palm Beach back
pain sufferers are glad we do!
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he relays how The
Cox®
Technic System delivers back pain relief of disc degeneration-related
pain.
Schedule your next West Palm Beach chiropractic appointment
today. If you suffer with back pain related to disc degeneration, disc re-generation as a
futuristic concept may not be so futuristic. Chiropractic Care is keeping
track of the developments that may lead to and support disc
regeneration. Our West Palm Beach back pain patients have hope!