Chondroitin sulfate is central to the health
of the spinal disc. The intervertebral disc needs chondroitin
sulfate. A degenerated disc misses chondroitin sulfate when it falls
with age. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation presents
to our Baton Rouge back pain patients that back pain due to a degenerated
disc benefits from chiropractic treatment as well as 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 leading to functional
changes of the disc via changed stress and strain. (1) Amazingly,
disc degeneration is documented to arise as
early as adolescence, a seemingly quite early stage in the aging
process! Aging and degeneration influence the disc’s cells. It
is a complex process of interactions from the
cellular level to the outer fibrous matrix that holds the disc
together. (2) Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation gets rid of pain from disc degeneration
for many Baton Rouge 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 precursor to glycosaminoglycan.
As such, it’s quite important to the health of a disc. Chondroitin
sulfate is needed to develop glycosaminoglycan
and support its presence in the disc’s nucleus pulposus
(the center of the disc). Aging influences the
structure and level of chondroitin sulfate in the system and how its
sulfation acts for the disc’s health. To understand
the relationship of chondroitin sulfate, glycosaminoglycan and aging benefits
treatment of the degenerated disc and its possible regeneration
and repair. (3) One study reported that repeated oral
administration of chondroitin sulfate significantly reduced
pain sensation. (4) Baton Rouge back pain patients with disc degeneration
value experiencing reduced
pain!
CONTACT Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation
Listen to the PODCAST
with Dr. Dean Greenwood on the Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson. He presents two cases
of cervical spine conditions resulting in arm pain and weakness. Disc
degeneration isn’t fussy. It will affect
the cervical spine, too! Dr. Greenwood shares the disc anatomy, disc
degeneration and its difficulty for neck patients and how spinal
nutrition with chondroitin sulfate supplementation along with Cox® Technic helped.
Schedule a Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment now
for your back pain relief. Capitol Spine & Rehabilitation will set up a
treatment plan especially for you which will probably
include spinal manipulation as well as chondroitin sulfate supplementation.
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