Water is central to the body. The body is
composed of around 50% water. The
spinal disc has about 80% water. Disc
degeneration entails the loss of water and disc hydration. Chiropractic takes care of disc problems
like disc degeneration with various forms of care.
Exercise assists water diffusion into the disc. Spinal manipulation
boosts diffusion of water into the disc. Drinking water cannot
hurt either! Moses Chiropractic uses
spinal manipulation to help our spine pain patients experiencing West Palm Beach back pain and neck pain and related leg and arm pain and recommends exercise to boost
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 described how
muscles, tendons and bone do respond positively, so they looked
at the disc to see if it does. One new study used
imaging to learn. On T2-weighted MRI imaging after 6
months of exercise in the patient with non specific low back pain, the researchers did
not uncover a benefit though at
3 months the imaging showed increased L5S1
diffusion coefficients. They stated that other
types of low back pain sufferers may respond differently. (1) Interesting. The increased 'apparent diffusion coefficients' is
promising though when we look at 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 demonstrated
a higher apparent diffusion coefficient for disc
diffusion of water. (2) If exercise can enhance that even a bit,
it has a spot in neck and back pain management.
At the very least, a West Palm Beach back pain
sufferer may well improve the odds of responding
to conservative care by raising the water content of disc with
exercise and spinal manipulation!
West Palm Beach SPINAL MANIPULATION AND WATER DIFFUSION
INTO THE DISC
Studies of manual therapy and traction effects on the
intervertebral disc in back pain patients demonstrated
that there is an effect on the physiology (the structure and
function) of the disc mainly via water diffusion and molecular
transport. Both of these are vital for a healthy disc. (3)
Beattie reported that changes in the water
diffusion within the discs at L1-2, L2-3, and L5S1 were appreciated after only one
treatment of spinal manipulation. (4) Moses Chiropractic uses 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
West Palm Beach spine pain patients.
CONTACT Moses Chiropractic
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.
Make your West Palm Beach
chiropractic appointment today. Your body survives on water. Degenerated discs lose water. Moses Chiropractic
guides West Palm Beach chiropractic back pain sufferers toward
healthier discs with spinal manipulation and exercise to coost water content.
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