Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
Fernandina Beach back pain patient desires. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
delivers chiropractic services to reduce back pain
by recognizing and addressing any related
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you tell 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 showed an increase. Researchers
have uncovered that chronic inflammation increased
cytokine production and stimulated 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. Particularly,
CRP was found elevated in acute low back pain patients and
not in control patients. TNF was higher in back pain
patients particularly in patients with depression. (2) Since
researchers have already documented that inflammation
is linked to back pain, Amelia Chiropractic Clinic realizes that
inflammation must be reduced in order to
help reduce Fernandina Beach back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, know what inflammation does. Researchers
used lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to create
intervertebral disc degeneration in experiments. They want
to figure out what may potentially decrease
the produced back pain that accompanies it
and/or even avert the degeneration initially
so we humans don’t have to suffer
low back pain at all! That’s a tall order
though, Amelia Chiropractic Clinic understands. 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 prevented
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 gelatinous nucleus pulposus cells and structural damage of
its anulus fibrosus (outer rings of disc). What does all this indicate
to researchers looking for a way to prevent degenerative
disc degeneration (DDD)? PRO-B3 may be looked at as a
treatment agent for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). This is a welcome bit
of information for those 80% of us adults who are on track
to have IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another recent
paper described that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be able to delay DDD utilizing the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That’s hopeful
in the treatment of Fernandina Beach back pain and inflammation.
Vitamin D FOR INFLAMMATION
Research states that vitamin D deficiency is linked
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
Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Amelia Chiropractic Clinic
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.