If you have
degenerative disc disease you know the pain it can cause. The areas where the
degeneration occurs the pain can feel so intense you may wonder if you are
simply broken.
What is
degenerative disc disease?
It's a disease
where the spine breaks down and loses its flexibility. It is the #1 cause of
back pain. Discs that act like cushions wear down and cause friction and
resulting pain.
What causes it?
Physically
demanding repetitive jobs, falls, accidents, misalignment and wear and tear,
smoking, bad posture over time. As the condition progresses the discs may bugle
or even herniate. It can feel very much like a grinding stiff mass of possibly
broken bone inside of your body despite the fact that nothing is actually
broken or chipped. It can be disturbing, hard to deal with and scary. It can
become distracting to the point of finding it difficult to go on with everyday
life.
The good news is
that there most certainly is help, and it lies in chiropractic
treatment. In many cases, even just the first treatment can bring some level of
relief. When patients are treated in a course or series of treatments, relief
on some level, varying by damage, is almost always found.
The Archives of
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation conducted a study with 40 male
participants ages 30-40. All had diagnoses of degenerative lumbar disease. They
were split into two groups. One given a placebo treatment and the other spinal
manipulation. The results showed that the group receiving the spinal
manipulations recovered far more quickly.
What are the
presenting symptoms?
Debilitating Pain
Numbness
Tingling
Feeling a crunching
of uncomfortable movement in the area
All may radiate
from the affected area
How it's treated
Chiropractic spinal
manipulation (adjustments), exercise, decompression therapy, manual therapy,
massage and trigger point therapy, ultrasound, ice, heat and interferential
electrotherapy as well.
These have all been
shown, especially when used in conjunction, to help reduce pain and even
prevent further impairment.
Don't live with
pain. I have treated many patients with degeneration of the pelvis and
hip joints. It starts as a simple misalignment of the pelvis. When the pelvic
bones misalign, the hips cannot ride in the hip sockets like it was designed.
The first symptom
is hip pain which may come and go, then progresses to bursitis, then on to
osteoarthritis, and eventually, leads to hip replacement. It can be prevented!
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