Johnson Chiropractic Cares for Spinal Discs with Nutrition and Knowledge
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 treating spinal discs. The discs in the spine have a high metabolism that demands oxygen, glucose, chondroitin sulfate and minerals in order for it to escape degenerative change. Let us study how Richmond chiropractic guided nutrition can alleviate and improve the health of the human disc. Its nutritional balance is delicate and quite receptive to nutrition and Richmond chiropractic treatment.
HOW DISC DEGENERATION PLAYS A ROLE
The depletion of chondroitin sulfate within the intervertebral disc during Richmond degenerative disc disease results in a decrease 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 sees a significant drop in chondroitin sulfate (known as glycosaminoglycan) in the disc structure. This degeneration happens throughout the whole disc. These changes contribute to an appreciation of the potential impact of chondroitin sulfate on the disc biology and the expansion 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 important for the health of your Richmond disc and its ability 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 unfavorable 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 revealed to reestablish the degenerative disc cells when disc cells are placed in this umbilical fluid called Wharton’s Jelly. Interestingly this disc cell restorative fluid contains chondroitin sulfate which is the chemical creating 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 offers a high-quality disc nutritional supplement that specifically has chondroitin sulfate and a daily multivitamin, amino acid, enzyme, and herb formula incorporating the B vitamins to lower inflammation. Richmond chiropractic patients describe this as valuable addition to their Richmond chiropractic care.
SPINAL MANIPULATION PLUS NUTRITION
The benefit of Richmond chiropractic nutrition is additionally revealed when joined with Richmond chiropractic spinal manipulation. The physiological effects of spinal manipulation showed that it influenced disc physiology mainly through water flow via water diffusion and molecular transport into the disc, which are important for the health of the disc. (5) Johnson Chiropractic understands the joint importance of supplying the nutrients of a good disc supplement and daily multivitamin with Richmond spinal manipulation to affect diffusion 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 protocols 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 revealed that chiropractic may better the degeneration in rats with cervical disc degeneration and arthritis by regulating the intervertebral disc matrix system and relevant metabolic enzymes. (6)
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Schedule a Richmond chiropractic visit at Johnson Chiropractic today. As you can see, it is the combination of Richmond chiropractic Cox Technic and nutrition that offers promise in the relief of pain and prevention of Richmond disc degeneration. Now you know a lot about spinal disc nutrition!
