Water is central to the body. The body is
composed of around 50% water. The
spinal disc is composed of about 80% water. Disc
degeneration involves the loss of disc
hydration and water. Chiropractic takes care of disc problems
like disc degeneration with various approaches.
Exercise helps with water diffusion into the disc. Spinal manipulation
boosts diffusion of water into the disc. Drinking water can’t
hurt either! Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc implements
spinal manipulation to help our spine pain patients suffering
with Fort Wayne back pain and neck pain and related arm
and leg pain and suggests exercise to enhance
the effects of spinal manipulation to take care of the
spinal disc.
DIFFUSION OF WATER INTO THE DISC VIA EXERCISE
Can exercise benefit the intervertebral disc in
non-specific low back pain sufferers? Researchers reported that
muscles, tendons and bone do respond positively, so they turned to the disc to see if it would. One new study made use of
imaging to see. On T2-weighted MRI imaging after six
months of exercise in the patient with non specific low back pain, the researchers didn’t uncover a benefit though at
3 months the imaging exhibited higher L5S1
diffusion coefficients. They did explain that other
types of low back pain sufferers may respond differently. (1) That’s
noteworthy. The increased 'apparent diffusion coefficients' is
promising yet when we read other articles
about diffusion of water into the disc. Wong explained
that non-specific low back pain patients who responded with greater than 30%
relief to spinal manipulation therapy compared with non-responders showed
a higher apparent diffusion coefficient for diffusion of water into the disc. (2) If exercise can boost that even a bit,
it has a spot in neck and back pain management.
If nothing else, a Fort Wayne back pain
sufferer may well improve the odds of responding
to conservative care by maximizing the water content of disc with
exercise and spinal manipulation!
Fort Wayne 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 diffusion of water within the the L1-2, L2-3, and
L5S1 discs were appreciated after only one
treatment of spinal manipulation. (4) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc 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 imbibition of fluid into the disc help our
Fort Wayne spine pain patients.
CONTACT Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
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 Fort Wayne
chiropractic appointment now. Your body survives on water. Degenerated discs lose water. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
guides Fort Wayne chiropractic patients toward
healthier discs with spinal manipulation and exercise to coost water content.
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