Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
Baton Rouge back pain patient desires. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation
delivers chiropractic services to reduce back pain
by identifying and addressing any related
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you tell if there is
inflammation? Like other issues, researchers search
for ways 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 showed an increase. Researchers
have uncovered that chronic inflammation increased
cytokine production and triggered pro-inflammatory
pathways that may cause non-specific low back pain. (1)
Researchers observed systemic inflammation in chronic LBP and
may influence transition from acute to persistent low back pain. Particularly,
CRP was discovered to be elevated in acute low back pain patients and
not in control patients. TNF was higher in back pain
patients especially in patients with depression. (2) Since
researchers have already verified that inflammation
is tied to back pain, Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation knows that
inflammation must be decreased in order to
help reduce Baton Rouge back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, understand what inflammation does. Researchers
applied lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to create
intervertebral disc degeneration in experiments. They want
to figure out what might potentially decrease
the generated back pain that accompanies it
and/or even avoid the degeneration initially
so we humans don’t have to be subjected to
low back pain at all! That is a tough call
though, Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation knows. But consider
this: researchers utilized LPS to establish the
degeneration that led to low back pain. They found
that procyanidin B3 (PRO-B3) seen in our diets prevented
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 gelatin nucleus pulposus cells and structural damage of
its anulus fibrosus (outer rings of disc). What’s all this signify
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 likely
to experience IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another recent
paper explained that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be a
way to postpone DDD using the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That is encouraging for the treatment of Baton Rouge back pain and inflammation.
Vitamin D FOR INFLAMMATION
Research says 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
Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation
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.