Possible Regeneration for Montreal Disc Degeneration
The future: disc re-generation! It is an exciting possibility being today. Turning disc degeneration into disc regeneration offers hope for back pain sufferers everywhere. What’s the latest suggested process? Distraction. Just what your Montreal chiropractor at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is well-trained to do! Montreal chiropractic spinal manipulation is beneficial. For Montreal back pain related to disc degeneration, these new disc regeneration studies spread hope for back pain relief.
DISC DEGENERATION AND REGENERATION CONTRIBUTORS
Researchers are sounding more and more positive about disc regeneration. A new set of researchers defined the biochemical, mechanical, and structural modifications that must all come together to result in disc degeneration in the first place. Giving credit to prior studies on degenerated discs, they acknowledged that traction/distraction has been shown to boost disc height and reduce intervertebral pressure. (Research about biomechanical effects of Cox® Technic flexion distraction utilized at Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic has measured a 17% increase in disc height, a 28% increase in area, and an intradiscal pressure decrease 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 right circumstances must converge for regenerating the disc that did so for its degeneration. They explain that their research showed that traction interrupted the cycle of disc degeneration in the experimental study, particularly that 2 to 6 weeks of traction is best to regenerate a degenerated disc. (2) Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic tracks this research most enthusiastically.
IT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH: LOW TENSION DISTRACTION
Another published paper explained 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 explained that the lab findings are based upon the proteoglycan content of the spinal intervertebral disc’s nucleus pulposus, 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 superior to 2 weeks. Other disc changes researchers reported on were the pores in the bony endplate, their number and diameter that all increased. (3) A third study on this topic of potential disc regeneration related that 28 days of compression followed by 28 days of distraction resulted in disc rehydration, stimulated extracellular matrix gene expression, and increased numbers of protein-expressing cells. (4) With these exciting papers in mind, Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic delivers safe, gentle, low-tension to patient tolerance distraction according to The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management protocols. Montreal back pain sufferers are thankful we do!
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he relays how The Cox® Technic System delivers back pain relief of disc degeneration-related pain.
Schedule your next Montreal 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. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is keeping track of the developments that may lead to and support disc regeneration. Our Montreal back pain patients have hope!
