Chondroitin sulfate is important for the health
of the spinal disc. The intervertebral disc requires chondroitin
sulfate. A degenerated disc misses chondroitin sulfate when it falls
with age. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa presents
to our West Des Moines back pain patients that back pain due to a degenerated
disc benefits from the combination of chiropractic treatment and nutritional
supplementation with chondroitin sulfate from perna canaliculus (a green
lipped mussel).
DISC DEGENERATION AND CHONDROITIN
SULFATE
Disc degeneration is a loss of chondroitin
sulfate in the disc which leads to a loss of water and shrinkage
of the disc. Glycosaminoglycan draws water into the disc’s nucleus
pulposus. Reduced glycosaminoglycan levels in the disc are a sign of early degeneration leading to functional
changes of the disc via different stress and strain. (1) Amazingly,
disc degeneration is documented to arise as
early as adolescence, a seemingly quite early stage in the aging
process! Aging and degeneration affect the disc’s cells. It
is a complex process of interactions from the
cellular level to the outer fibrous matrix that keep the disc
together. (2) Executive Chiropractic of Iowa gets rid of pain from disc degeneration
for many West Des Moines chiropractic patients with a mixed
plan of spinal manipulation, exercise and often nutrition for the disc with
chondroitin sulfate.
BENEFIT OF CHONDROITIN SULFATE SUPPLEMENTATION
Chondroitin sulfate is a primer of glycosaminoglycan.
As such, it’s very important to the health of a disc. Chondroitin
sulfate is necessary to develop glycosaminoglycan
and sustain its presence in the disc’s nucleus pulposus
(the center of the disc). Aging influences the
structure and amount of chondroitin sulfate in the system and how its
sulfation acts for the disc’s health. To appreciate
the relationship of chondroitin sulfate, glycosaminoglycan and aging benefits
treatment of the degenerated disc and its potential regeneration
and repair. (3) One study reported that repeated oral
administration of chondroitin sulfate significantly decreased
pain sensation. (4) West Des Moines back pain patients with disc degeneration
value experiencing less
pain!
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to the PODCAST
with Dr. Dean Greenwood on the Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. He presents two cases
of cervical spine conditions resulting in arm pain and weakness. Disc
degeneration isn’t picky. It will affect
the cervical spine, too! Dr. Greenwood presents the disc anatomy, disc
degeneration and its complication for neck patients and how spinal
nutrition with chondroitin sulfate supplementation along with Cox® Technic eased
the pain.
Schedule a West Des Moines chiropractic appointment today
for your back pain relief. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa will set up a
treatment plan just for you which will probably
include spinal manipulation as well as chondroitin sulfate supplementation.
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