What do you know about the nutrition of the discs in your
spine? Your Sitka chiropractor is well
acquainted with them! Not a day goes by that your Sitka 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’s look at how Sitka
chiropractic guided nutrition can alleviate and improve
the health of the human disc. Its nutritional balance is sensitive
and quite receptive to nutrition and Sitka
chiropractic treatment.
THE ROLE OF DISC DEGENERATION
The reduction of chondroitin sulfate within the
intervertebral disc during Sitka degenerative disc disease
creates a reduction in tissue hydration, a loss
of fluid movement, cell death (aka apoptosis), a loss
of nerve growth inhibition and finally, the loss
of disc function. Aging experiences a significant decrease
in chondroitin sulfate (called glycosaminoglycan) in the disc
structure. This degeneration happens throughout the whole
disc. These changes offer 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) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka passes this information along to
Sitka chiropractic disc degeneration patients.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
Not only is chondroitin sulfate vital for
the health of your Sitka disc and its ability to fight
degeneration, but chondroitin sulfate is a slow-acting anti-inflammatory drug
for doctoring osteoarthritis and low back pain. Sitka
inflammation plays a role in disc health status. Chondroitin
sulfate doesn’t have the adverse 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 shown to reestablish the degenerative disc cells when disc cells are placed
in this umbilical fluid known as Wharton’s Jelly. Interestingly
this disc cell restorative fluid comprises 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) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka offers a
high-quality disc nutritional supplement that explicitly contains
chondroitin sulfate and a daily multivitamin, amino acid, enzyme, and herb
formula containing the B vitamins to reduce
inflammation. Sitka chiropractic patients describe
this as a beneficial addition
to their Sitka chiropractic care.
SPINAL MANIPULATION PLUS NUTRITION
The value of Sitka chiropractic nutrition
is further shown when coupled
with Sitka chiropractic spinal manipulation. The physiological
effects of spinal manipulation displayed that it affected
disc physiology mostly through water flow via
water diffusion and molecular transport into the disc, which are important for
the health of the disc. (5) Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka understands the joint
importance of supplying the nutrients of a good disc supplement
and daily multivitamin with Sitka spinal manipulation to influence
dispersement of water and molecular chemicals into the disc. Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
is well skilled with spinal manipulation to do this!
This study highlights the role of Cox Technic procedures
in the treatment and prevention of Sitka disc degeneration and its
ensuing disc herniation in good perspective. The
effects of Sitka chiropractic on intervertebral disk matrix and
metabolic enzymes in rats with cervical disc degeneration and arthritis showed
that chiropractic may enhance the degeneration in rats
with cervical disc degeneration and arthritis by adjusting
the intervertebral disc matrix system and relevant metabolic
enzymes. (6)
CONTACT Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
Schedule a Sitka chiropractic visit at
Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka today. Noticeably, it is the
combination of Sitka chiropractic Cox Technic and nutrition that offers
promise in the relief of pain and prevention of Sitka disc
degeneration. Now you know a lot about spinal disc nutrition!