Fernandina Beach Disc Herniation Needs Chondroitin Sulfate
Chondroitin sulfate is important for the health of the spinal disc. The intervertebral disc demands chondroitin sulfate. A degenerated disc misses chondroitin sulfate when it falls with age. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic shares with our Fernandina Beach back pain patients that back pain due to a degenerated disc benefits from the combination of chiropractic treatment and nutritional supplementation with chondroitin sulfate from perna canaliculus (a green lipped mussel).
DISC DEGENERATION AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE
Disc degeneration is a loss of chondroitin sulfate in the disc which leads to a loss of water and shrinkage of the disc. Glycosaminoglycan draws water into the disc’s nucleus pulposus. Decreased glycosaminoglycan levels in the disc are an indicator of early degeneration resulting in functional changes of the disc via different stress and strain. (1) Amazingly, disc degeneration is noted to start as early as adolescence, a seemingly very early stage in the aging process! Aging and degeneration influence the disc’s cells. It’s a complicated process of interactions from the cellular level to the outer fibrous matrix that holds the disc together. (2) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic gets rid of pain from disc degeneration for many Fernandina Beach chiropractic patients with a combined approach of spinal manipulation, exercise and often nutrition for the disc with chondroitin sulfate.
BENEFIT OF CHONDROITIN SULFATE SUPPLEMENTATION
Chondroitin sulfate is a primer of glycosaminoglycan. As such, it’s quite important to the health of a disc. Chondroitin sulfate is needed to form glycosaminoglycan and sustain its existence in the disc’s nucleus pulposus (the center of the disc). Aging affects the structure and amount of chondroitin sulfate in the system and how its sulfation works for the disc’s health. To appreciate the relationship of chondroitin sulfate, glycosaminoglycan and aging enhances treatment of the degenerated disc and its possible regeneration and repair. (3) One study reported that repeated oral administration of chondroitin sulfate significantly decreased pain sensation. (4) Fernandina Beach back pain patients with disc degeneration welcome experiencing reduced pain!
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Listen to the PODCAST with Dr. Dean Greenwood on the Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. He shares two cases of cervical spine conditions resulting in arm pain and weakness. Disc degeneration isn’t fussy. It will influence the cervical spine, too! Dr. Greenwood presents the disc anatomy, disc degeneration and its complication for neck patients and how spinal nutrition with chondroitin sulfate supplementation along with Cox® Technic eased the pain.
Schedule a Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment now for your back pain relief. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic will set up a treatment plan especially for you which will probably include spinal manipulation as well as chondroitin sulfate supplementation.
