The
future: disc re-generation! It’s an exciting possibility being
today. Converting disc degeneration into disc regeneration offers
hope for back pain sufferers all around. What’s
the most recent suggested process? Distraction. Just
what your West Des Moines chiropractor at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is well-trained to do! West Des Moines
chiropractic spinal manipulation is beneficial. For West Des Moines back
pain related to disc degeneration, these new disc
regeneration studies extend hope for back pain
relief.
DISC DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION FACTORS
Researchers seem more and more optimistic
about disc regeneration. A recent set of researchers described
the biochemical, mechanical, and structural changes that
must all come together to lead to disc degeneration initially. Giving credit to prior studies on
degenerated discs, they acknowledged that
traction/distraction has been shown to boost disc height
and reduce intervertebral pressure. (Research regarding biomechanical effects of Cox®
Technic flexion distraction used at Executive Chiropractic of Iowa 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 explained that not all levels of disc degeneration
can be regenerated as all the necessary 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 lab study, particularly that
2 to 6 weeks of traction is optimal to regenerate a degenerated
disc. (2) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa follows this research most enthusiastically.
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 upon 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 described were the
pores in the bony endplate, their number and diameter that all increased.
(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 augmented numbers of protein-expressing cells. (4) With
these exciting papers as support, Executive Chiropractic of Iowa provides
safe, gentle, low-tension to patient tolerance distraction according to The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols. West Des Moines back
pain sufferers are happy we do!
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
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 Des Moines chiropractic appointment
now. If you suffer with disc degeneration- related
back pain, disc re-generation as a
futuristic concept may not be so far away. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa is keeping
track of the developments that may lead to and support disc
regeneration. Our West Des Moines back pain patients have hope!