Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
Ashburn back pain patient desires. Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
delivers chiropractic services to decrease back pain
by recognizing and addressing any associated
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you differentiate if there is
inflammation? Like other issues, researchers search
for a means 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 revealed an increase. Researchers
have discovered that chronic inflammation increased
cytokine production and activated pro-inflammatory
pathways that may bring about non-specific low back pain. (1)
Researchers detected systemic inflammation in chronic LBP and
may affect transition from acute to persistent low back pain. Particularly,
CRP was found 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 linked to back pain, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows that
inflammation must be decreased to help in reducing Ashburn back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, know what inflammation does. Researchers
used lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to simulate
intervertebral disc degeneration in trials. They set out
to see what might help reduce
the produced back pain that comes with it
and/or even prevent the degeneration in the first place
so we humans do not have to be subjected to
low back pain at all! That’s a tough call
though, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn knows. But follow
this: researchers utilized LPS to establish the
degeneration that preceded low back pain. They discovered
that procyanidin B3 (PRO-B3) seen in our diets inhibited
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 stopped the loss of the
disc’s gelatinous nucleus pulposus cells and structural damage of
its anulus fibrosus (outer rings of disc). What does all this mean
to researchers seeking a way to prevent degenerative
disc degeneration (DDD)? PRO-B3 may be considered 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 get IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another recent
paper explained that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be a
way to delay DDD using the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That’s hopeful
in the treatment of Ashburn 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’s talk about your vitamin D status at your next
Ashburn chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn
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.