Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
West Des Moines back pain patient wants to suffer. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
delivers chiropractic services to reduce back pain
by identifying and addressing any associated
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you deduce if there is
inflammation? Like anything else, researchers look
for ways to measure it. To measure inflammation, researchers look for 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 increased
cytokine production and activated pro-inflammatory
pathways that may cause non-specific low back pain. (1)
Researchers observed systemic inflammation in chronic LBP and
may affect transition from acute to persistent low back pain. Particularly,
CRP was discovered to be elevated in acute low back pain patients versus control patients. TNF was higher in back pain
patients particularly in patients with depression. (2) Since
researchers have already verified that inflammation
is linked to back pain, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa knows that
inflammation must be reduced in order to
help reduce West Des Moines back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, understand what inflammation does. Researchers
made use of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to create
intervertebral disc degeneration in experiments. They want
to see what may potentially decrease
the produced back pain that accompanies it
and/or even prevent the degeneration in the first place
so we humans don’t have to suffer
low back pain at all! That is a tough call
though, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa understands. But consider
this: researchers used LPS to create the
degeneration that preceded low back pain. They found
that procyanidin B3 (PRO-B3) found in our diets prevented
the production of inflammatory markers - tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-Α),
interleukin-6 (IL-6), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and nitric oxide – linked to 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 mean
to researchers seeking 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 note for those 80% of us adults who are likely
to have IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another current
paper explained that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be able to delay DDD utilizing the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That is hopeful
in the treatment of West Des Moines 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 connected 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 Des Moines chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
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.