A cushion. A spacer. A spring. A spinal disc. Novelli Wellness Center
knows a lot about the spinal intervertebral disc!
Orchard Park, NY chiropractic back pain and neck pain patients appreciate
that knowledge! The intervertebral disc in the human spine plays
a role as a separator holding the spinal
bone apart, the vertebrae, apart and permits motion of the
spine. The disc also maintains a large opening for the
nerves leaving the spine through which to pass. If this opening is
narrowed, which occurs when discs degenerate
and lose height, the nerves passing through are compressed. This compression impedes
circulation to the nerve and inflammation of the nerve starts.
The narrowing of the nerve opening is termed Orchard Park, NY
spinal stenosis. Shown here is a schematic and MRI poster
of normal and stenotic nerve openings.
A SPRING
The intervertebral disc performs
like a spring to hold the vertebra apart. The normal disc
therefore functions to stop
nerve compression and to allow spinal motion. When the disc
degenerates, or thins, it permits the adjacent vertebra to move nearer one another, causing in loss of motion, nerve compression, and pain in the back or down the arms or legs. What keeps the
intervertebral disc height? Normal discs contain a
chemical called glycosaminoglycan (GAG) which permits
the disc to take up water from the fluid coming into the disc. In fact, the interior
of a healthy disc is 80% water. The GAG content in the
inner disc reduces significantly with degeneration, thus dropping
the water content of the disc. Disc water loss
due to GAG loss is called degeneration. Disc degeneration decreases
the ability of the disc to resist motion by over 65%. The incapacity
to control motion of the vertebrae is termed instability. (1)
BENEFICIAL TREATMENT: COX® TECHNIC
Let us consider two benefits for
the spine when Cox® distraction manipulation is delivered.
First, Novelli Wellness Center offers a specialized form
of Orchard Park, NY spinal manipulation which enlarges the
disc space height, enlarges the nerve opening size, drops
pressure inside the disc to aid in circulation, returns
lost range of motion to the spine and creates nerve
conduction to the brain for pain relief. (4) This latter benefit is termed
afferentation. The manipulation reverses the effects of
gravitational and work effort changes in the spine that result in
spinal stenosis and loss of motion. A study showed
that spinal mobilization with leg movement in patients with lower extremity
sciatica pain reduced low back and leg pain intensity, disability, pain; improved
range of motion of spine; and satisfied patients in the short
and long term. (2) Novelli Wellness Center
benefits Orchard Park, NY back pain sufferers’ discs!
Second, Novelli Wellness Center may suggest nutritional
delivery of glycosaminoglycan by capsule which is improved
when combined with Cox® Technic. Combining these two
allows higher levels in the disc. The glycosaminoglycan absorbs water to nine times its own volume, generating
greater fluid content in the disc to improve both nerve opening
size and aid prevention of disc degeneration and inflammation. Folic
acid (Vitamin B9) plays a part in peripheral nerve injury repair
by helping Schwann cell proliferation, migration,
and secretion of nerve growth factor. (3)
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Listen to this PODCAST by Dr. Jonathan Cerrutti as he shares his
chiropractic care of a painful, stenotic disc and spinal canal due to disc herniation on
The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson.
Schedule your Orchard Park, NY chiropractic appointment
today. Your Orchard Park, NY spine will be grateful for the
attention you give its cushy, separating, springy spinal disc!