“I got it! I got it!” you valiantly holler to your Ashburn and Herndon fellow workers as you go to lift something all by yourself. Then, snap. There goes your back!

“Why?” our Ashburn and Herndon chiropractic patients often ask. Well, there are lots of reasons, but one justification for concern in those who overdo it at work and have a susceptibility for degenerated lumbar discs is that degenerated discs tend to respond to spinal loading negatively. (2) The nucleus pulposus - the center of the disc - is most at risk of damage when it is degenerated. It just can’t absorb the load like a normal disc can. It’s worn out! But that's where Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn comes to the rescue. Our Cox Technic is relieving!

What starts disc degeneration? Possibly, overloading the spine. The spinal cells need their nutrients and oxygen, and loading and compression disrupt the system. The functional spine depends on a healthy disc to do its job of moving nutrients in and out. (3) And smoking…Don’t! It induces disc degeneration. (4) Further, too much loading of the spine may lead to inflammation, degeneration and cell death. (5) Inflammation irritates nerves. Degeneration shrinks the spinal canal area. And you certainly don’t want your cells to die! So, be careful, you Ashburn and Herndon men. Come let Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn work on your overloaded discs to help them do their jobs better.

Don’t let this information scare you away from doing what you want or need to do. Fear avoidance sets you up for more disability, so the important thing is to balance your workload activities. (6) So move, work, exercise and do what you need to do, but don’t go too crazy! Accept help when offered from others...and from Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn!

Count on Ashburn and Herndon’s chiropractic services at Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn. We help Ashburn and Herndon residents get rid of their back pain and inflammation and manage their disc degeneration all the time!  Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn’s spinal manipulation, Cox Technic, and therapies like ice, ice/heat, and electrical stimulation drive out that inflammation and sedate the irritated nerves. Bottomline: you get back pain relief.

Read these reference papers, and contact Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn today!