Futuristic concept? Disc Re-generation. Not really! It’s an exciting possibility being studied
today. Converting disc degeneration into disc regeneration holds
hope for back pain sufferers everywhere. What is
the most recent proposed process? Distraction. Just
what your Groton chiropractor at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is well-trained to do! Groton
chiropractic spinal manipulation is beneficial. For Groton back
pain associated with disc degeneration, these new disc
regeneration reports extend hope for back pain
relief.
DISC DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION CONTRIBUTORS
Researchers seem more and more optimistic
about disc regeneration. A recent group of researchers defined
the biochemical, mechanical, and structural modifications that
must all come together to lead to disc degeneration initially. Giving credit to prior studies on
degenerated discs, they conceded that
traction/distraction has been shown to increase disc height
and decrease intervertebral pressure. (Research about biomechanical effects of Cox®
Technic flexion distraction utilized at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office has shown
a 17% increase in disc height, a 28% increase in area, and an intradiscal
pressure drop in lumbar spine discs to as low as -192mmHg pressure.
(1) ) They clarified that not all levels of disc degeneration
can be regenerated as all the necessary conditions
must converge for regenerating the disc that did so for its degeneration. They report that their research
showed that traction interrupted the cycle of disc
degeneration in the lab study, particularly that
2 to 6 weeks of traction is optimal to regenerate a degenerated
disc. (2) Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office follows this research most excitedly.
IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH: LOW TENSION DISTRACTION
Another published paper stated that there is
greater reconstruction and better effectiveness of disc regeneration or repair using low-tension
traction as opposed to high-tension traction. The researchers described
that the lab findings are based on the proteoglycan content of the nucleus pulposus of the spinal
intervertebral disc, the very center of the disc, which consists of proteoglycans. The proteoglycan content of the nucleus increased
significantly. Both 2 and 4 weeks of traction resulted in
change, but 4 weeks’ changes were significantly better to 2
weeks. Other disc changes researchers reported on were the
pores in the bony endplate, their number and diameter that all improved.
(3) A third study on this topic of potential disc regeneration reported
that 28 days of compression followed by 28 days of distraction resulted in disc
rehydration, accelerated extracellular matrix gene expression,
and augmented numbers of protein-expressing cells. (4) With
these exciting papers as support, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office provides
safe, gentle, low-tension to patient tolerance distraction according to The Cox®
Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols. Groton back
pain sufferers are happy we do!
CONTACT Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. James Cox on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes how The
Cox®
Technic System is designed for back pain relief of disc degeneration-related
pain.
Schedule your next Groton chiropractic appointment
now. If you suffer with disc degeneration- related
back pain, disc re-generation as a
futuristic concept may not be so far away. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office is keeping
track of the developments that may lead to and support disc
regeneration. Our Groton back pain patients have hope!