Futuristic concept? Disc Re-generation. Not really! It is an exciting possibility being examined
today. Turning disc degeneration into disc regeneration offers
hope for back pain sufferers all around. What’s
the most recent proposed process? Distraction. Just
what your Lynchburg chiropractor at Palmer Chiropractic Center is well-trained to do! Lynchburg
chiropractic spinal manipulation is beneficial. For Lynchburg 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 positive
about disc regeneration. A new group of researchers described
the biochemical, mechanical, and structural changes that
must all come together to result in disc degeneration initially. Giving credit to previous studies on
degenerated discs, they conceded that
traction/distraction has been shown to enhance disc height
and reduce intervertebral pressure. (Research regarding biomechanical effects of Cox®
Technic flexion distraction used at Palmer Chiropractic Center has shown
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 right circumstances
must come together for regenerating the disc that did so for its degeneration. They report that their research
showed that traction interrupted the cycle of disc
degeneration in the experimental study, particularly that
2 to 6 weeks of traction is best to regenerate a degenerated
disc. (2) Palmer Chiropractic Center tracks this research most enthusiastically.
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 spinal
intervertebral disc’s nucleus pulposus, 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 resulted in
change, but 4 weeks’ changes were significantly superior 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 related
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 in mind, Palmer Chiropractic Center provides
safe, gentle, low-tension to patient tolerance distraction according to The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols. Lynchburg back
pain sufferers are thankful we do!
CONTACT Palmer Chiropractic Center
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 delivers back pain relief of disc degeneration-related
pain.
Schedule your next Lynchburg chiropractic appointment
today. If you suffer with disc degeneration- related
back pain, disc re-generation as a
futuristic concept may not be so far away. Palmer Chiropractic Center is watching the developments that may lead to and support disc
regeneration. Our Lynchburg back pain patients have hope!