The
future: disc re-generation! It is an exciting possibility being examined
today. Turning disc degeneration into disc regeneration holds
hope for back pain sufferers everywhere. What is
the latest proposed process? Distraction. Just
what your Fort Wayne chiropractor at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc is well-trained to do! Fort Wayne
chiropractic spinal manipulation is beneficial. For Fort Wayne back
pain related to disc degeneration, these new disc
regeneration studies extend hope for back pain
relief.
DISC DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION CONTRIBUTORS
Researchers are sounding more and more positive
about disc regeneration. A recent set of researchers defined
the biochemical, mechanical, and structural modifications that
must all come together to lead to disc degeneration in
the first place. Giving credit to prior studies on
degenerated discs, they conceded that
traction/distraction has been shown to enhance disc height
and decrease intervertebral pressure. (Research regarding biomechanical effects of Cox®
Technic flexion distraction used at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc has shown
a 17% increase in disc height, a 28% increase in area, and an intradiscal
pressure drop 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 conditions
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 experimental study, particularly that
2 to 6 weeks of traction is optimal to regenerate a degenerated
disc. (2) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc tracks this research most excitedly.
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 when
low-tension traction instead of high tension traction is used. The researchers described
that the lab findings are based on 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 increased
significantly. Both 2 and 4 weeks of traction brought about
change, but 4 weeks’ changes were significantly superior 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, accelerated extracellular matrix gene expression,
and increased numbers of protein-expressing cells. (4) With
these exciting papers as support, Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc provides
safe, gentle, low-tension to patient tolerance distraction according to The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols. Fort Wayne back
pain sufferers are thankful we do!
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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 Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment
today. If you have back pain related to disc degeneration, disc re-generation as a
futuristic concept may not be so futuristic. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc is keeping
track of the developments that may lead to and support disc
regeneration. Our Fort Wayne back pain patients have hope!