Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
Montreal back pain patient desires. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic
offers chiropractic services to reduce back pain
by recognizing and addressing any associated
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you differentiate if there’s
inflammation? Like other issues, researchers search
for ways 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 showed an increase. Researchers
have uncovered that chronic inflammation increased
cytokine production and triggered pro-inflammatory
pathways that may cause non-specific low back pain. (1)
Researchers observed 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 and
not in control patients. TNF was greater in back pain
patients especially in patients with depression. (2) Since
researchers have already documented that inflammation
is tied to back pain, Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic knows that
inflammation must be decreased to help in reducing Montreal back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, know what inflammation does. Researchers
used lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to create
intervertebral disc degeneration in trials. They want
to see what may potentially decrease
the generated back pain that accompanies it
and/or even prevent the degeneration in the first place
so we humans don’t have to be subjected to
low back pain at all! That’s a tall order
though, Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic understands. But follow
this: researchers utilized LPS to establish the
degeneration that led to low back pain. They found
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 – linked to disc degeneration. It also prevented the loss of the
disc’s gelatin 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 stop degenerative
disc degeneration (DDD)? PRO-B3 may be looked at as a
treatment agent for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). This is a welcome bit
of information for those 80% of us adults who are on track
to experience IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another recent
paper described that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be a
way to postpone DDD utilizing the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That is hopeful
in the treatment of Montreal back pain and inflammation.
Vitamin D FOR INFLAMMATION
Research states 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
us talk about your vitamin D intake at your next
Montreal chiropractic appointment.
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