Water is central to the body. Water makes up about half of the body. The
spinal disc has about 80% water. Disc
degeneration entails the loss of water and disc hydration. Chiropractic manages disc problems
like disc degeneration with various forms of care.
Exercise assists water diffusion into the disc. Spinal manipulation
boosts diffusion of water into the disc. Drinking water can’t
but help! Pflugerville Wellness Center implements
spinal manipulation to take care of our spine pain patients suffering
with Pflugerville back pain and neck pain and related leg and arm pain and suggests exercise to increase
the effects of spinal manipulation to improve the health of the
spinal disc.
DIFFUSION OF WATER INTO THE DISC VIA EXERCISE
Can exercise benefit the intervertebral disc in
non-specific low back pain sufferers? Researchers reported that
muscles, tendons and bone do respond positively, so they looked
at the disc to see if it would. One new study made use of
imaging to learn. On T2-weighted MRI imaging after six
months of exercise in the patient with non specific low back pain, the researchers did
not find a benefit; however, at
3 months the imaging showed higher L5S1
diffusion coefficients. They stated that other
types of low back pain sufferers may respond differently. (1) That’s
noteworthy. The increased 'apparent diffusion coefficients' is
promising yet when we read other articles
about diffusion of water into the disc. Wong explained
that non-specific low back pain patients who responded with greater than 30%
relief to spinal manipulation therapy compared with non-responders demonstrated
a higher apparent diffusion coefficient for disc
diffusion of water. (2) If exercise can boost that even a bit,
it has a spot in back and neck pain management.
If nothing else, a Pflugerville back pain
sufferer may well improve the chances of responding
to conservative care by raising the water content of disc with
exercise and spinal manipulation!
Pflugerville SPINAL MANIPULATION AND WATER DIFFUSION
INTO THE DISC
Studies of manual therapy and traction effects on the
intervertebral disc in back pain patients demonstrated
that there is an impact on the physiology (the structure and
function) of the disc mainly via water diffusion and molecular
transport. Both of these are vital for a healthy disc. (3)
Beattie stated that changes in the water
diffusion within the discs at L1-2, L2-3, and L5S1 were observed after just one
treatment of spinal manipulation. (4) Pflugerville Wellness Center uses the
gentle distraction treatment called Cox Technic spinal manipulation to create a push-pull-pumping effect on the disc and its endplates to encourage the disc to imbibe fluid into the disc help our
Pflugerville spine pain patients.
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he further describes
the process of disc degeneration and how Cox® Technic Flexion Distraction helps
in its care via manipulation.
Schedule your Pflugerville
chiropractic appointment now. Your body survives on water. Disc
degeneration is a loss of water. Pflugerville Wellness Center
guides Pflugerville chiropractic patients toward
healthier discs with spinal manipulation and exercise to enhance water content.
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