Possible Regeneration for Juneau Disc Degeneration
The future: disc re-generation! It’s an exciting possibility being considered today. Turning disc degeneration into disc regeneration holds hope for back pain sufferers all around. What’s the latest proposed process? Distraction. Just what your Juneau chiropractor at Aurora Chiropractic Center is quite experienced in delivering! Juneau chiropractic spinal manipulation is beneficial. For Juneau back pain related to disc degeneration, these new disc regeneration studies spread hope for back pain relief.
DISC DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION FACTORS
Researchers are sounding more and more optimistic about disc regeneration. A new 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 admitted that traction/distraction has been shown to boost disc height and decrease intervertebral pressure. (Research regarding biomechanical effects of Cox® Technic flexion distraction utilized at Aurora Chiropractic Center 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 clarified that not all levels of disc degeneration can be regenerated as all the necessary circumstances must come together for regenerating the disc that did so for its degeneration. They explain that their research showed that traction interrupted the cycle of disc degeneration in the lab study, particularly that 2 to 6 weeks of traction is best to regenerate a degenerated disc. (2) Aurora Chiropractic Center tracks this research most enthusiastically.
IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH: LOW TENSION DISTRACTION
Another published paper explained that there is greater reconstruction and better effectiveness of disc regeneration or repair using low-tension traction as opposed to high-tension traction. The researchers described that the lab findings are based on the proteoglycan content of the spinal intervertebral disc’s nucleus pulposus, 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 resulted in change, but 4 weeks’ changes were significantly better to 2 weeks. Other disc changes researchers described were the pores in the bony endplate, their number and diameter that all improved. (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, stimulated extracellular matrix gene expression, and increased numbers of protein-expressing cells. (4) With these exciting papers in mind, Aurora Chiropractic Center delivers safe, gentle, low-tension to patient tolerance distraction according to The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols. Juneau back pain sufferers are glad we do!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how The Cox® Technic System is designed for back pain relief of disc degeneration-related pain.
Schedule your next Juneau chiropractic visit now. If you suffer with disc degeneration- related back pain, disc re-generation as a futuristic concept may not be so futuristic. Aurora Chiropractic Center is keeping track of the developments that may lead to and support disc regeneration. Our Juneau back pain patients have hope!
