Water is central to the body. The body is
composed of around 50% water. The
spinal disc has around 80% water. Disc
degeneration involves the loss of disc
hydration and water. Chiropractic takes care of disc problems
like disc degeneration with a variety of forms of care.
Exercise helps with water diffusion into the disc. Spinal manipulation
boosts diffusion of water into the disc. Drinking water cannot
hurt either! The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR uses
spinal manipulation to help our spine pain patients suffering
with Colorado Springs back pain and neck pain and related leg and arm pain and recommends exercise to support
the effects of spinal manipulation to improve the health of the
spinal disc.
DIFFUSION OF WATER INTO THE DISC VIA EXERCISE
Can exercise help the intervertebral disc in
non-specific low back pain sufferers? Researchers described how
muscles, tendons and bone do respond well, so they looked
at the disc to see if it would. One new study used
imaging to see. On T2-weighted MRI imaging after 6
months of exercise in this type
of patient, the non-specific low back pain patient, the researchers didn’t discover a benefit; however, at
3 months the imaging exhibited higher L5S1
diffusion coefficients. They stated that other
types of low back pain sufferers may respond differently. (1) Interesting. The increased 'apparent diffusion coefficients' is
promising yet when we consider other articles
about diffusion of water into the disc. Wong described
that non-specific low back pain patients who responded with greater than 30%
relief to spinal manipulation therapy compared with non-responders demonstrated
a higher apparent diffusion coefficient for diffusion of water into the disc. (2) If exercise can enhance that even a bit,
it has a place in neck and back pain management.
At the very least, a Colorado Springs back pain
sufferer may well increase the chances of responding
to conservative care by raising the water content of disc with
exercise and spinal manipulation!
Colorado Springs SPINAL MANIPULATION AND WATER DIFFUSION
INTO THE DISC
Studies of manual therapy and traction effects on the
intervertebral disc in back pain patients documented
that there is an effect on the physiology (the structure and
function) of the disc primarily via water diffusion and molecular
transport. Both of these are vital for a healthy disc. (3)
Beattie stated that changes in the water
diffusion within the discs at L1-2, L2-3, and L5S1 were seen after only one
treatment of spinal manipulation. (4) The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR utlilizes the
gentle distraction treatment called Cox Technic spinal manipulation to create a push-pull-pumping effect on the disc and its endplates to encourage the disc to imbibe fluid into the disc help our
Colorado Springs spine pain patients.
CONTACT The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he further discusses
the process of disc degeneration and how Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction helps
in its care via manipulation.
Set up your Colorado Springs
chiropractic appointment today. Your body survives on water. Degenerated discs lose water. The Chiropractic TRUhealthDR
guides Colorado Springs chiropractic patients toward
healthier discs with spinal manipulation and exercise to coost water content.
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