What do you know about the nutrition of the discs in your
spine? Your Richmond chiropractor knows a lot about them! Not a day goes by that your Richmond chiropractor isn’t working
with spinal discs. The discs in the spine have a high metabolism
that requires oxygen, glucose, chondroitin sulfate and
minerals in order for it to evade
degenerative change. Let us study how Richmond
chiropractic guided nutrition can ease and develop
the health of the human disc. Its nutritional balance is sensitive
and quite responsive to nutrition and Richmond
chiropractic treatment.
HOW DISC DEGENERATION PLAYS A ROLE
The depletion of chondroitin sulfate inside the
intervertebral disc during Richmond degenerative disc disease
results in a reduction in tissue hydration, a loss
of fluid movement, cell death (aka apoptosis), a loss
of nerve growth inhibition and ultimately, the loss
of disc function. Aging experiences a significant decrease
in chondroitin sulfate (called glycosaminoglycan) in the disc
structure. This degeneration happens throughout the whole
disc. These changes offer an appreciation of the potential
impact of chondroitin sulfate on the disc biology and
the growth of therapeutic methods
for disc regeneration and repair. (1) Johnson Chiropractic takes note
of this to help
Richmond chiropractic disc degeneration patients.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
Not only is chondroitin sulfate vital for
the health of your Richmond disc and its capability to fight
degeneration, but chondroitin sulfate is a slow-acting anti-inflammatory drug
for treating osteoarthritis and low back pain. Richmond
inflammation plays a role in disc health status. Chondroitin
sulfate does not have the adverse side effects
of non–steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that can damage
organs such as the liver, heart and kidneys. (2) A source of chondroitin
sulfate is from human umbilical cord which is shown to reestablish the degenerative disc cells when disc cells are put
in this umbilical fluid called Wharton’s Jelly. Captivatingly
this disc cell restorative fluid contains chondroitin
sulfate which is the chemical forming the
intervertebral disc. (3) Also of interest is a study showing positive outcomes using
vitamins B12, 1, and 6 in treating arm and leg pain due to intervertebral disc
degeneration and herniation. (4) Johnson Chiropractic makes available a
high-quality disc nutritional supplement that explicitly contains
chondroitin sulfate and a daily multivitamin, amino acid, enzyme, and herb
formula containing the B vitamins to reduce
inflammation. Richmond chiropractic patients describe
this as an advantageous addition
to their Richmond chiropractic care.
SPINAL MANIPULATION PLUS NUTRITION
The benefit of Richmond chiropractic nutrition
is additionally shown when coupled
with Richmond chiropractic spinal manipulation. The physiological
effects of spinal manipulation showed that it influenced
disc physiology mainly via water flow via
water diffusion and molecular transport into the disc, which are important for
the health of the disc. (5) Johnson Chiropractic comprehends the combined
importance of supplying the nutrients of a good disc supplement
and daily multivitamin with Richmond spinal manipulation to affect
dispersement of water and molecular chemicals into the disc. Johnson Chiropractic
is well skilled with spinal manipulation to do this!
This study highlights the role of Cox Technic procedures
in the treatment and prevention of Richmond disc degeneration and its
ensuing disc herniation in good perspective. The
effects of Richmond chiropractic on intervertebral disk matrix and
metabolic enzymes in rats with cervical disc degeneration and arthritis showed
that chiropractic may enhance the degeneration in rats
with cervical disc degeneration and arthritis by controlling
the intervertebral disc matrix system and relevant metabolic
enzymes. (6)
CONTACT Johnson Chiropractic
Schedule a Richmond chiropractic visit at
Johnson Chiropractic today. Noticeably, it is the
combination of Richmond chiropractic Cox Technic and nutrition that shows
promise in the relief of pain and prevention of Richmond disc
degeneration. Now you know a lot about spinal disc nutrition!