Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
Manahawkin back pain patient desires. Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
delivers chiropractic services to reduce back pain
by identifying and dealing with any associated
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you tell if there’s
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 exposed an increase. Researchers
have discovered that chronic inflammation increased
cytokine production and stimulated pro-inflammatory
pathways that may lead to non-specific low back pain. (1)
Researchers detected systemic inflammation in chronic LBP and
may influence transition from acute to persistent low back pain. Particularly,
CRP was found elevated in acute low back pain patients versus control patients. TNF was greater in back pain
patients especially in patients with depression. (2) Since
researchers have already verified that inflammation
is tied to back pain, Manahawkin Chiropractic Center knows that
inflammation must be reduced in order to
help reduce Manahawkin back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, understand what inflammation does. Researchers
applied lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to create
intervertebral disc degeneration in trials. They set out
to see what may help reduce
the generated back pain that comes with it
and/or even avoid the degeneration in the first place
so we humans do not have to be subjected to
low back pain at all! That is a tall order
though, Manahawkin Chiropractic Center understands. But consider
this: researchers utilized LPS to establish the
degeneration that preceded low back pain. They discovered
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 stopped the loss of the
disc’s gelatin nucleus pulposus cells and structural damage of
its anulus fibrosus (outer rings of disc). What does all this signify
to researchers looking for a way to stop 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 a
way to delay DDD using the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That is hopeful
in the treatment of Manahawkin 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 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
Manahawkin chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Manahawkin Chiropractic Center
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.