Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
Williamson back pain patient wants to suffer. Apple Country Chiropractic
offers chiropractic services to decrease back pain
by recognizing and dealing with any related
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you differentiate if there is
inflammation? Like anything else, researchers search
for a means to measure it. To measure inflammation, researchers look for 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 discovered that chronic inflammation raised
cytokine production and stimulated pro-inflammatory
pathways that may lead to non-specific low back pain. (1)
Researchers observed systemic inflammation in chronic LBP and
may influence transition from acute to persistent low back pain. Specifically,
CRP was discovered to be elevated in acute low back pain patients versus control patients. TNF was higher in back pain
patients particularly in patients with depression. (2) Since
researchers have already verified that inflammation
is tied to back pain, Apple Country Chiropractic knows that
inflammation must be decreased to help in reducing Williamson back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, know what inflammation does. Researchers
applied lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to create
intervertebral disc degeneration in experiments. They want
to figure out what might potentially decrease
the produced back pain that accompanies it
and/or even avoid the degeneration initially
so we humans do not have to experience
low back pain at all! That’s a tough call
though, Apple Country Chiropractic understands. But follow
this: researchers utilized LPS to create the
degeneration that led to low back pain. They found
that procyanidin B3 (PRO-B3) found in our diets blocked
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 prevented the loss of the
disc’s gelatinous 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 prevent 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 have IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another current
paper described that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be able to delay DDD utilizing the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That is hopeful
in the treatment of Williamson back pain and inflammation.
Vitamin D FOR INFLAMMATION
Research states that vitamin D deficiency is linked
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 intake at your next
Williamson chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Apple Country Chiropractic
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.