The
future: disc re-generation! It’s an exciting possibility being
today. Turning disc degeneration into disc regeneration holds
hope for back pain sufferers everywhere. What’s
the latest proposed process? Distraction. Just
what your Oxford chiropractor at Satterwhite Chiropractic is well-trained to do! Oxford
chiropractic spinal manipulation is beneficial. For Oxford back
pain associated with disc degeneration, these new disc
regeneration studies extend hope for back pain
relief.
DISC DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION CONTRIBUTORS
Researchers seem more and more positive
about disc regeneration. A new group of researchers described
the biochemical, mechanical, and structural changes that
must all come together to lead to disc degeneration initially. Giving credit to previous studies on
degenerated discs, they admitted that
traction/distraction has been shown to increase disc height
and decrease intervertebral pressure. (Research about biomechanical effects of Cox®
Technic flexion distraction utilized at Satterwhite Chiropractic has shown
a 17% increase in disc height, a 28% increase in area, and an intradiscal
pressure decrease in lumbar spine discs to as low as -192mmHg pressure.
(1) ) They clarified that not all levels of disc degeneration
can be regenerated as all the right conditions
must come together for regenerating the disc that came
together in its degeneration. They report that their research
demonstrated that traction interrupted the cycle of disc
degeneration in the lab study, particularly that
2 to 6 weeks of traction is optimal to regenerate a degenerated
disc. (2) Satterwhite Chiropractic follows this research most enthusiastically.
IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH: LOW TENSION DISTRACTION
Another published paper explained that there is
greater reconstruction and better effectiveness of disc regeneration or repair using low-tension
traction as opposed to high-tension traction. The researchers explained
that the lab findings are based on the proteoglycan content of the nucleus pulposus of the spinal
intervertebral disc, the very center of the disc, which consists of proteoglycans. The proteoglycan content of the nucleus rose
significantly. Both 2 and 4 weeks of traction resulted in
change, but 4 weeks’ changes were significantly better to 2
weeks. Other disc changes researchers described were the
pores in the bony endplate, their number and diameter that all increased.
(3) A third study on this topic of potential disc regeneration reported
that 28 days of compression followed by 28 days of distraction resulted in disc
rehydration, stimulated extracellular matrix gene expression,
and augmented numbers of protein-expressing cells. (4) With
these exciting papers as support, Satterwhite Chiropractic provides
safe, gentle, low-tension to patient tolerance distraction according to The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols. Oxford back
pain sufferers are happy we do!
CONTACT Satterwhite Chiropractic
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how The
Cox®
Technic System is designed for back pain relief of disc degeneration-related
pain.
Schedule your next Oxford chiropractic appointment
now. If you suffer with back pain related to disc degeneration, disc re-generation as a
futuristic concept may not be so far away. Satterwhite Chiropractic is watching the developments that may lead to and support disc
regeneration. Our Oxford back pain patients have hope!