Chondroitin sulfate is important for the health
of the spinal disc. The intervertebral disc requires chondroitin
sulfate. A degenerated disc misses chondroitin sulfate when it decreases
with age. Pflugerville Wellness Center presents
to our Pflugerville back pain patients that back pain due to a degenerated
disc benefits from chiropractic treatment as well as nutritional
supplementation with chondroitin sulfate from perna canaliculus (a green
lipped mussel).
DISC DEGENERATION AND CHONDROITIN
SULFATE
Disc degeneration is a loss of chondroitin
sulfate in the disc which leads to a loss of water and shrinkage
of the disc. Glycosaminoglycan draws water into the disc’s nucleus
pulposus. Decreased glycosaminoglycan levels in the disc are a sign of early degeneration leading to functional
changes of the disc via changed stress and strain. (1) Amazingly,
disc degeneration is noted to begin as
early as adolescence, a seemingly very early stage in the aging
process! Aging and degeneration influence the disc’s cells. It
is a complex process of interactions from the
cellular level to the outer fibrous matrix that keep the disc
together. (2) Pflugerville Wellness Center relieves pain from disc degeneration
for many Pflugerville chiropractic patients with a mixed
plan of spinal manipulation, exercise and often nutrition for the disc with
chondroitin sulfate.
BENEFIT OF CHONDROITIN SULFATE SUPPLEMENTATION
Chondroitin sulfate is a precursor to glycosaminoglycan.
As such, it is very important to the health of a disc. Chondroitin
sulfate is needed to form glycosaminoglycan
and sustain its presence in the disc’s nucleus pulposus
(the center of the disc). Aging influences the
structure and amount of chondroitin sulfate in the system and how its
sulfation acts for the disc’s health. To appreciate
the relationship of chondroitin sulfate, glycosaminoglycan and aging benefits
treatment of the degenerated disc and its potential regeneration
and repair. (3) One study reported that repeated oral
administration of chondroitin sulfate significantly decreased
pain sensation. (4) Pflugerville back pain patients with disc degeneration
welcome experiencing reduced
pain!
CONTACT Pflugerville Wellness Center
Listen to the PODCAST
with Dr. Dean Greenwood on the Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. He shares two cases
of cervical spine conditions resulting in arm pain and weakness. Disc
degeneration is not fussy. It will affect
the cervical spine, too! Dr. Greenwood shares the disc anatomy, disc
degeneration and its difficulty for neck patients and how spinal
nutrition with chondroitin sulfate supplementation along with Cox® Technic helped.
Schedule a Pflugerville chiropractic appointment today
for your back pain relief. Pflugerville Wellness Center will establish a
treatment plan especially for you to likely
include spinal manipulation as well as chondroitin sulfate supplementation.
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