Water is central to the body. The body is
composed of around 50% water. The
spinal disc is composed of around 80% water. Disc
degeneration entails the loss of disc
hydration and water. Chiropractic manages disc problems
like disc degeneration with a variety of approaches.
Exercise helps with water diffusion into the disc. Spinal manipulation
enhances diffusion of water into the disc. Drinking water can’t
hurt either! Chiropractic Care implements
spinal manipulation to take care of our spine pain patients experiencing West Palm Beach back pain and neck pain and related arm
and leg pain and recommends exercise to boost
the effects of spinal manipulation to improve the health of the
spinal disc.
DIFFUSION OF WATER INTO THE DISC VIA EXERCISE
Can exercise benefit the intervertebral disc in
non-specific low back pain sufferers? Researchers reported that
muscles, tendons and bone do respond well, so they turned to the disc to see if it does. One new study employed
imaging to see. On T2-weighted MRI imaging after six
months of exercise in the patient with non specific low back pain, the researchers did
not uncover a benefit though at
3 months the imaging exhibited higher L5S1
diffusion coefficients. They did explain that other
types of low back pain sufferers may respond differently. (1) Interesting. The increased 'apparent diffusion coefficients' is
promising yet when we look at other articles
about diffusion of water into the disc. Wong pointed out
that non-specific low back pain patients who responded with greater than 30%
relief to spinal manipulation therapy compared with non-responders showed
a higher apparent diffusion coefficient for diffusion of water into the disc. (2) If exercise can boost that even a little,
it has a place in neck and back pain management.
If nothing else, a West Palm Beach back pain
sufferer may well improve the odds of responding
to conservative care by maximizing the water content of disc with
exercise and spinal manipulation!
West Palm Beach SPINAL MANIPULATION AND WATER DIFFUSION
INTO THE DISC
Studies of manual therapy and traction effects on the
intervertebral disc in back pain patients documented
that there is an impact on the physiology (the structure and
function) of the disc primarily via water diffusion and molecular
transport. Both of these are vital for a healthy disc. (3)
Beattie stated that changes in the water
diffusion within the the L1-2, L2-3, and
L5S1 discs were seen after only one
treatment of spinal manipulation. (4) Chiropractic Care uses the
gentle distraction treatment called Cox Technic spinal manipulation to create a push-pull-pumping effect on the disc and its endplates to encourage the disc to imbibe fluid into the disc help our
West Palm Beach spine pain patients.
CONTACT Chiropractic Care
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he further describes
the process of disc degeneration and how Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction helps
in its care via manipulation.
Schedule your West Palm Beach
chiropractic appointment today. Your body survives on water. Degenerated discs lose water. Chiropractic Care
guides West Palm Beach chiropractic patients toward
healthier discs with spinal manipulation and exercise to coost water content.
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