The disc is the most sensitive part of the spine. It’s no
wonder then that there’s so much disc-related back pain and neck pain and spine-related
pain in us humans! Pensacola back pain and neck pain sufferers have no
fear as Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center understands the intervertebral disc, its sensitivity, its
internal pressure, its resulting pain…and the pain relief possible with
Pensacola chiropractic care at Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center.
The intervertebral disc is made up of three parts: the
nucleus pulposus (innermost part of the disc), the annulus fibrosus (the outer
layers of the disc) and the cartilage endplates (the top and bottom of the
disc). Its sensitivity is linked to its internal disc pressure, its nerve
innervation and its managing of the stresses of daily life like bending,
lifting and twisting. Many factors determine the health as well as the unhealthiness
of the disc. Aging is one factor that leads to cell death - a truly unhealthy
state - and degeneration of the disc as a whole. (1) With aging come
degenerative changes to the spine, some more dramatic than others. Such changes
have been seen as early as the second decade of life. That’s the teen years! In
this time, researchers note a reduction in blood supply to the disc through the
endplates leading to disc degeneration. This degeneration results in decreased
disc height which stresses the ligaments surrounding the discs, too. (2) Lack
of nutrition is another factor that leads to cell death. (1) Cell death is
certainly a disruption to the state of the internal disc! Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is
here to share more on nutrition of the disc to keep such internal disruption to
minimum.
Such internal disc disruption is responsible for
approximately 40% of low back pain cases. Intradiscal pressure changes play a
role in this disruption. As well, loading of the spinal elements affects disc
pressures and stresses the inner annulus fibrosus, the layers containing
the disc’s nucleus pulposus where it should be. Repetitive combined loading
damages the inner annulus fibrosus, too. (3) So you’ll hear Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
remind you to avoid repetitive combination movements like bending, lifting, and
twisting in your Pensacola daily life!
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center offers pain relief and control for painful
sensitive discs due to aging, repetitive motion damage, internal disc pressure,
nutritional deficiency, and more. Pensacola back pain patients turn to
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center for the gentle chiropractic care offered in the form of Cox
Technic and other non-surgical pain relieving approaches.
Contact Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center for your sensitive disc and its pain
relief. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is the Pensacola chiropractic center for back
pain relief and control.