Possible Regeneration for Tonawanda Disc Degeneration
Futuristic concept? Disc Re-generation. Not really! It’s an exciting possibility being today. Turning disc degeneration into disc regeneration offers hope for back pain sufferers all around. What is the latest proposed process? Distraction. Just what your Tonawanda chiropractor at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is quite experienced in delivering! Tonawanda chiropractic spinal manipulation is beneficial. For Tonawanda back pain related to disc degeneration, these new disc regeneration studies extend hope for back pain relief.
DISC DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION CONTRIBUTORS
Researchers are sounding more and more positive about disc regeneration. A recent set of researchers described the biochemical, mechanical, and structural modifications that must all come together to lead to disc degeneration initially. Giving credit to prior studies on degenerated discs, they admitted that traction/distraction has been shown to boost disc height and decrease intervertebral pressure. (Research about biomechanical effects of Cox® Technic flexion distraction utilized at Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation has demonstgrated 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 clarified that not all levels of disc degeneration can be regenerated as all the necessary circumstances must come together for regenerating the disc that came together in its degeneration. They report that their research demonstrated that traction interrupted the cycle of disc degeneration in the laboratory study, particularly that 2 to 6 weeks of traction is optimal to regenerate a degenerated disc. (2) Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation follows this research most excitedly.
IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH: LOW TENSION DISTRACTION
Another published paper stated that there is greater reconstruction and better effectiveness of disc regeneration or repair using low-tension traction as opposed to high-tension traction. The researchers explained 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 is made up of proteoglycans. The proteoglycan content of the nucleus increased 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 described 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, accelerated extracellular matrix gene expression, and increased numbers of protein-expressing cells. (4) With these exciting papers as support, Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation delivers safe, gentle, low-tension to patient tolerance distraction according to The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols. Tonawanda back pain sufferers are thankful we do!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how The Cox® Technic System is designed for back pain relief of disc degeneration-related pain.
Schedule your next Tonawanda chiropractic appointment now. If you have disc degeneration- related back pain, disc re-generation as a futuristic concept may not be so far away. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is keeping track of the developments that may lead to and support disc regeneration. Our Tonawanda back pain patients have hope!
