Red. Swollen. Hot. Painful. Signs of inflammation that no
Baton Rouge back pain patient wants to suffer. Spine & Sports Rehab Center
offers chiropractic services to decrease back pain
by recognizing and dealing with any associated
inflammation.
INFLAMMATION AND BACK PAIN RELATED
How can you tell if there is
inflammation? Like other issues, researchers search
for a means to measure it. To measure inflammation, researchers look for 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 discovered that chronic inflammation raised
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 greater in back pain
patients particularly in patients with depression. (2) Since
researchers have already recorded that inflammation
is tied to back pain, Spine & Sports Rehab Center realizes that
inflammation must be decreased to help in reducing Baton Rouge back pain.
HOW TO STOP INFLAMMATION
Well, first, know what inflammation does. Researchers
applied lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to create
intervertebral disc degeneration in experiments. They want
to see what may help decrease
the produced back pain that accompanies it
and/or even avert the degeneration in the first place
so we humans do not have to be subjected to
low back pain at all! That is a tough call
though, Spine & Sports Rehab Center 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 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 prevented 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 signify
to researchers seeking a way to stop degenerative
disc degeneration (DDD)? PRO-B3 may be looked at as a
treatment agent for intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD). This is a welcome bit
of information for those 80% of us adults who are likely
to have IVDD, a major cause of low back pain. (3) Another current
paper explained that the p38 MAPK inflammatory pathway may be able to defer DDD utilizing the tyrosine
kinase inhibitor, Genistein. (4) That’s hopeful
in the treatment of Baton Rouge 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
Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment.
CONTACT Spine & Sports Rehab Center
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.