“You’re young! You do not have to worry about
back pain.” Not true! New research confirms young and old alike
must contend with disc degeneration. Most of us will personally have
to deal with disc degeneration’s pain at some point in our lives…or take
care of a loved one coping with its back pain or neck pain
ramifications. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn is here for young and
old alike when Ashburn disc degeneration interferes with your life.
DDD STARTS EARLIER THAN ONCE THOUGHT
It is hard to believe, but it is reported
in the medical literature. Disc degeneration begins in the late
teens! A study of 18-20 year old healthy
air force cadets discovered that 77% showed
disc degeneration or disc herniation. (1) That is a new revelation! It has been documented
elsewhere that disc degeneration starts at
age 20. Now it’s shown to start
in 18 year olds! In this project MRIs were done on
all cadets. None of the cadets reported spine pain. The
MRIs revealed that: 30% showed at least one disc was
dehydrating, 13% disc narrowing, 49% disc bulging, 18% disc protruding, 8% disc
extruding, 13% with spondylolisthesis, and less than 1% even had
asymptomatic vertebral fractures. These findings in young,
seemingly healthy people are similar to what would be predictable
in adults. (1) It is never too early to start paying attention to the spine! Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn pays
attention to everyone’s spinal issues via spinal manipulation, nutrition
and exercise.
WHY?
Researchers (and parents) wonder “why?” Why does
lumbar spine disc degeneration or cervical spine disc degeneration start so early? Genetics
may play a role. 80% of patients in a new study had mutations
in their collagen-encoding genes. Collagen is important to disc and
joint health. Back pain sufferers with a lumbar disc herniation showed two variants in their gene encoding
for aggrecan, a protein that the end plate depends on for load-bearing. Such a mutation
affects the nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus and end plates.
(2) Of course, the whole reason about why a disc
degenerates is not fully defined yet. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
does have ways to restrain and relieve the pain of
a Ashburn degenerated disc.
INTERRUPTING DISC DEGENERATION, PROMOTING DISC REGENERATION
Researchers described disc degeneration as a
complex connection of mechanical, biochemical, and structural alterations
at the cellular level, cells that exist in an abnormal mechanical environment.
Regeneration of such cells would demand very specific conditions and
would not always be possible. However, traction of 2 to 6 weeks was
found to be a responsive time for regeneration of a degenerated
disc. The researchers propose that this could interrupt the above
described cascade of changes. (3) Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn uses Cox® Technic
to gently produce a positive environment for the healing of degenerated
discs by increasing the area of the spinal canal by 28%,
increasing the height of the disc by 17%, and decreasing
intradiscal pressures to as low as -192mmHg in the low back and dropping
pressures in the cervical spine by a mean pressure as much as 1265 mmHg. (4,5)
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn enhances the Cox® Technic
system of spinal pain management by adding spinal nutrition (especially
disc nutrition supplementation) and exercise to boost the relief
and clinical outcome for Ashburn back pain patients.
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Paxton Schofield on The Back Doctors’ Podcast with Dr.
Michael Johnson who presented his care of arthritis and
degeneration with Cox® Technic.
Schedule your Ashburn chiropractic appointment at
Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn for your spine’s health. You may not be as young as you
think for back pain, and you are undoubtedly
not too young to take care of your spine. A Ashburn
chiropractic treatment plan of spinal manipulation, nutrition and exercise can be
good for all ages of back pain and neck pain sufferers struggling with
disc degeneration.