Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
Murfreesboro back pain patient desires. Most Chiropractic Clinic
delivers chiropractic services to reduce back pain
by recognizing and addressing any associated
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you differentiate if there’s
inflammation? Like other issues, researchers search
for ways to measure it. To measure inflammation, researchers try
to find inflammatory biomarkers, biological markers like tumor
necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), and interleukin-6,
interleukin-1β, that exposed an increase. Researchers
have uncovered that chronic inflammation increased
cytokine production and activated pro-inflammatory
pathways that may lead to non-specific low back pain. (1)
Researchers observed systemic inflammation in chronic LBP and
may affect transition from acute to persistent low back pain. Specifically,
CRP was discovered to be elevated in acute low back pain patients versus control patients. TNF was higher in back pain
patients especially in patients with depression. (2) Since
researchers have already recorded that inflammation
is tied to back pain, Most Chiropractic Clinic knows that
inflammation must be reduced in order to
help reduce Murfreesboro back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, know what inflammation does. Researchers
used lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to simulate
intervertebral disc degeneration in experiments. They want
to see what might potentially decrease
the generated back pain that comes with it
and/or even avoid the degeneration initially
so we humans do not have to experience
low back pain at all! That is a tall order
though, Most Chiropractic Clinic knows. But follow
this: researchers used LPS to establish the
degeneration that preceded low back pain. They found
that procyanidin B3 (PRO-B3) found in our diets inhibited
the production of inflammatory markers - tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-Α),
interleukin-6 (IL-6), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and nitric oxide – associated
with disc degeneration. It also prevented the loss of the
disc’s gelatin nucleus pulposus cells and structural damage of
its anulus fibrosus (outer rings of disc). What does all this mean
to researchers looking for a way to prevent degenerative
disc degeneration (DDD)? PRO-B3 may be considered as a
treatment agent for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). This is a welcome note for those 80% of us adults who are on track
to get IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another current
paper explained that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be a
way to delay DDD utilizing the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That’s encouraging for the treatment of Murfreesboro back pain and inflammation.
Vitamin D FOR INFLAMMATION
Research says that vitamin D deficiency is associated
with low back pain that is stronger in younger women and in those with more
severe deficiency. (5) Vitamin D deficiency is linked to lumbar
disc disease and more severe low back pain in postmenopausal women. (6) Let’s talk about your vitamin D status at your next
Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. Sarah Murrow on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. In this episode, Dr. Murrow and her patient present how the Cox® Technic System alleviated back pain due to disc bulges.