What do you know about the nutrition of the discs in your
spine? Your Brooks chiropractor is well
acquainted with them! Not less than daily is it
that your Brooks chiropractor is not treating spinal discs. The discs in the spine have a high metabolism
that demands oxygen, glucose, chondroitin sulfate and
minerals in order for it to escape
degenerative change. Let us consider how Brooks
chiropractic guided nutrition can alleviate and improve
the health of the human disc. Its nutritional balance is sensitive
and quite responsive to nutrition and Brooks
chiropractic treatment.
THE ROLE OF DISC DEGENERATION
The reduction of chondroitin sulfate within the
intervertebral disc during Brooks degenerative disc disease
creates a reduction in tissue hydration, a loss
of fluid movement, cell death (aka apoptosis), a loss
of nerve growth inhibition and finally, the loss
of disc function. Aging sees a significant drop
in chondroitin sulfate (called glycosaminoglycan) in the disc
structure. This degeneration happens throughout the whole
disc. These changes offer an appreciation of the potential
influence of chondroitin sulfate on the disc biology and
the development of therapeutic methods
for disc regeneration and repair. (1) Soft Health and Healing Clinic notes this to help
Brooks chiropractic disc degeneration patients.
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
Not only is chondroitin sulfate important for
the health of your Brooks disc and its ability to fight
degeneration, but chondroitin sulfate is a slow-acting anti-inflammatory drug
for taking care of osteoarthritis and low back pain. Brooks
inflammation influences disc health status. Chondroitin
sulfate does not have the adverse side effects
of non–steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that can harm
organs such as the liver, heart and kidneys. (2) A source of chondroitin
sulfate is from human umbilical cord which is shown to bring
back the degenerative disc cells when disc cells are placed
in this umbilical fluid known as Wharton’s Jelly. Interestingly
this disc cell restorative fluid contains chondroitin
sulfate which is the chemical creating the
intervertebral disc. (3) Also of interest is a study showing positive outcomes using
vitamins B12, 1, and 6 in treating arm and leg pain due to intervertebral disc
degeneration and herniation. (4) Soft Health and Healing Clinic offers a
high-quality disc nutritional supplement that specifically has
chondroitin sulfate and a daily multivitamin, amino acid, enzyme, and herb
formula incorporating the B vitamins to reduce
inflammation. Brooks chiropractic patients describe
this as an advantageous adjunct
to their Brooks chiropractic care.
SPINAL MANIPULATION PLUS NUTRITION
The value of Brooks chiropractic nutrition
is further shown when combined
with Brooks chiropractic spinal manipulation. The physiological
effects of spinal manipulation showed that it guided
disc physiology primarily through water flow via
water diffusion and molecular transport into the disc, which are important for
the health of the disc. (5) Soft Health and Healing Clinic comprehends the joint
importance of supplying the nutrients of a good disc supplement
and daily multivitamin with Brooks spinal manipulation to influence
diffusion of water and molecular chemicals into the disc. Soft Health and Healing Clinic
is well skilled with spinal manipulation to do this!
This study puts in perspective the role of Cox Technic procedures
in the treatment and prevention of Brooks disc degeneration and its
subsequent disc herniation. The
effects of Brooks chiropractic on intervertebral disk matrix and
metabolic enzymes in rats with cervical disc degeneration and arthritis revealed
that chiropractic may enhance the degeneration in rats
with cervical disc degeneration and arthritis by adjusting
the intervertebral disc matrix system and relevant metabolic
enzymes. (6)
CONTACT Soft Health and Healing Clinic
Schedule a Brooks chiropractic visit at
Soft Health and Healing Clinic today. Noticeably, it is the
combination of Brooks chiropractic Cox Technic and nutrition that shows
promise in the relief of pain and prevention of Brooks disc
degeneration. Now you know a lot about spinal disc nutrition!