Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
Manchester back pain patient desires. Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
offers chiropractic services to decrease back pain
by recognizing and addressing any related
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you tell if there is
inflammation? Like other issues, researchers look
for a means 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 revealed an increase. Researchers
have uncovered that chronic inflammation increased
cytokine production and stimulated pro-inflammatory
pathways that may bring about non-specific low back pain. (1)
Researchers detected systemic inflammation in chronic LBP and
may affect transition from acute to persistent low back pain. Specifically,
CRP was discovered to be elevated in acute low back pain patients versus control patients. TNF was greater in back pain
patients particularly in patients with depression. (2) Since
researchers have already recorded that inflammation
is linked to back pain, Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries knows that
inflammation must be reduced to help in reducing Manchester back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, understand what inflammation does. Researchers
applied lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to create
intervertebral disc degeneration in experiments. They set out
to see what may potentially decrease
the produced back pain that comes with it
and/or even avoid the degeneration initially
so we humans do not have to suffer
low back pain at all! That is a tough call
though, Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries understands. But consider
this: researchers used LPS to create the
degeneration that led to low back pain. They found
that procyanidin B3 (PRO-B3) seen in our diets blocked
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 stopped the loss of the
disc’s gelatinous nucleus pulposus cells and structural damage of
its anulus fibrosus (outer rings of disc). What’s all this indicate
to researchers seeking 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 note for those 80% of us adults who are on track
to experience IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another current
paper explained that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be able to delay DDD utilizing the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That is hopeful
in the treatment of Manchester back pain and inflammation.
Vitamin D FOR INFLAMMATION
Research says that vitamin D deficiency is associated
with low back pain that is stronger in younger women and in those with more
severe deficiency. (5) Vitamin D deficiency is connected to lumbar
disc disease and more severe low back pain in postmenopausal women. (6) Let’s talk about your vitamin D intake at your next
Manchester chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Manchester Chiropractic & Sports Injuries
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.