Chondroitin sulfate is important for the health
of the spinal disc. The intervertebral disc needs chondroitin
sulfate. A degenerated disc lacks chondroitin sulfate when it decreases
with age. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc shares with our Fort Wayne back pain patients that back pain due to a degenerated
disc profits from chiropractic treatment as well as nutritional
supplementation with chondroitin sulfate from perna canaliculus (a green
lipped mussel).
DISC DEGENERATION AND CHONDROITIN
SULFATE
Disc degeneration is a deficiency of chondroitin
sulfate in the disc which leads to a loss of water and reduction
of the disc. Glycosaminoglycan draws water into the disc’s nucleus
pulposus. Reduced glycosaminoglycan levels in the disc are a sign of early degeneration resulting in functional
changes of the disc via changed stress and strain. (1) Incredibly,
disc degeneration is documented to begin as
early as adolescence, a seemingly quite early stage in the aging
process! Aging and degeneration influence the disc’s cells. It
is a complicated process of interactions from the
cellular level to the outer fibrous matrix that keep the disc
together. (2) Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc gets rid of pain from disc degeneration
for many Fort Wayne chiropractic patients with a combined
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 quite important to the health of a disc. Chondroitin
sulfate is needed to form glycosaminoglycan
and sustain its existence 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 stated that repeated oral
administration of chondroitin sulfate significantly reduced
pain sensation. (4) Fort Wayne back pain patients with disc degeneration
welcome feeling reduced
pain!
CONTACT Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc
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 is not picky. It will influence
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 Fort Wayne chiropractic appointment now
for your back pain relief. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc will establish a
treatment plan just for you which will likely
include spinal manipulation as well as chondroitin sulfate supplementation.
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