Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
Colorado Springs back pain patient wants to suffer. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
delivers chiropractic services to decrease back pain
by recognizing and addressing any associated
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you tell if there’s
inflammation? Like other issues, researchers look
for a means 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 exposed 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. Specifically,
CRP was discovered to be elevated in acute low back pain patients and
not in 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, The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR realizes that
inflammation must be reduced in order to
help reduce Colorado Springs back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, understand what inflammation does. Researchers
applied lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to simulate
intervertebral disc degeneration in experiments. They want
to see what might potentially decrease
the generated back pain that comes with it
and/or even avert the degeneration in the first place
so we humans do not have to experience
low back pain at all! That’s a tall order
though, The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR understands. But follow
this: researchers utilized LPS to establish the
degeneration that preceded low back pain. They discovered
that procyanidin B3 (PRO-B3) seen in our diets blocked
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 gelatinous nucleus pulposus cells and structural damage of
its anulus fibrosus (outer rings of disc). What’s all this mean
to researchers seeking a way to prevent degenerative
disc degeneration (DDD)? PRO-B3 may be looked at as a
treatment agent for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). This is a welcome bit
of information for those 80% of us adults who are likely
to get IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another current
paper explained that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be able to postpone DDD using the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That is hopeful
in the treatment of Colorado Springs back pain and inflammation.
Vitamin D FOR INFLAMMATION
Research says that vitamin D deficiency is linked
with low back pain that is stronger in younger women and in those with more
severe deficiency. (5) Vitamin D deficiency is linked 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
Colorado Springs chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
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.