How can spinal decompression reduce pain while restoring spinal flexibility in many individuals with lumbar degenerative disorders?
សេចក្តីផ្តើម
As we naturally age, so do our spines and spinal discs, as the natural fluids and nutrients stop hydrating the discs and cause them to degenerate. When disc degeneration starts to affect the spine, it can cause pain-like symptoms in the lumbar regions, which then develop into lower back pain or other musculoskeletal disorders that affect the lower extremities. When disc degeneration starts to affect the lumbar region, many individuals will notice that they are not as flexible as when they were younger. The physical signs of straining their muscles from improper lifting, falling, or carrying heavy objects can cause muscle strain and pain. When this happens, many individuals will treat the pain with home remedies, which can provide temporary relief but can aggravate it more when people make repetitive motions to their lumbar spine, which can result in injuries. Fortunately, non-surgical treatments that can help slow down the process of disc degeneration while rehydrating the spinal disc. Today’s article looks at why disc degeneration affects lumbar flexibility and how treatments like spinal decompression reduce disc degeneration while restoring lumbar flexibility. Coincidentally, we communicate with certified medical providers who incorporate our patients’ information to provide various treatment plans to reduce the disc degeneration process and provide pain relief. We also inform them that there are non-surgical options to reduce the pain-like symptoms associated with disc degeneration and help restore lumbar flexibility. We encourage our patients to ask amazing educational questions to our associated medical providers about their symptoms correlating with body pain in a safe and positive environment. Dr. Alex Jimenez, D.C., incorporates this information as an academic service. ការមិនទទួលខុសត្រូវ
How Does DDD Affect Lumbar Flexibility?
Have you been experiencing stiffness in your back when you wake up in the morning? Do you feel muscle aches and pains when bending down and picking up heavy objects? Or do you feel radiating pain in your legs and back? When many individuals are in excruciating pain, many don’t often realize that their lower back pain could also be associated with their spinal disc degenerating. Since the spinal disc and the body can degenerate naturally, it can lead to the development of musculoskeletal disorders. DDD, or degenerative disc disease, is a common disabling condition that can greatly impact the musculoskeletal system and is the main cause of individuals missing out on their daily activities. (Cao et al ។ , 2022) When normal or traumatic factors begin to cause repetitive motions to the spine, it can cause the spinal disc to be compressed and, over time, degenerate. This, in turn, causes the spine to be less flexible and becomes a socio-economic challenge.
When disc degeneration starts to cause spinal inflexibility, it can lead to the development of low back pain. Since low back pain is a common health concern, it can affect many individuals worldwide, as disc degeneration is a common factor. (Samanta et al., 2023) Since disc degeneration is a multi-factorial disorder, the musculoskeletal and organ systems are also affected as it can cause referred pain to different body locations. Luckily, many individuals can find the treatment they are looking for, as many seek relief from the many pain issues that disc degeneration has caused.
Lumbar Spine Injuries In Athletes- Video
Since disc degeneration is a multi-factorial cause of disability, it can become a primary source of back pain. When normal factors contribute to back pain, it likely correlates with disc degeneration and can cause cellular, structural, compositional, and mechanical changes throughout the spine. (Ashinsky et al., 2021) However, many individuals seeking treatment can look into non-surgical therapies as they are cost-effective and safe on the spine. Non-surgical treatments are safe and gentle on the spine as they can be customizable to the person’s pain and combined with other treatment forms. One of the non-surgical treatments is spinal decompression, which uses gentle traction on the spine to rehydrate the spinal disc from degeneration and help kick-start the body’s natural healing process. The video above shows how disc degeneration is correlated with disc herniation and how these treatments can reduce its pain-like effects on the spine.
Spinal Decompression Reducing DDD
When many individuals are going in for treatment for disc degeneration, many will often try spinal decompression as it is affordable. Many healthcare professionals will assess the individual by creating a personalized plan before entering the traction machine. Many individuals will get a CT scan to assess the changes caused by DDD. (Dullerud & Nakstad, 1994) This determines how severe the disc space is. The traction machine for spinal decompression determines the optimal treatment duration, frequency, and mode of administrating traction to the spine to reduce DDD. (Pellecchia, ឆ្នាំ ១៩៩៤) Additionally, the efficiency of traction from spinal decompression can help many people with low back and provide relief. (Beurskens et al., 1995)
ឯកសារយោង
Ashinsky, B., Smith, H. E., Mauck, R. L., & Gullbrand, S. E. (2021). Intervertebral disc degeneration and regeneration: a motion segment perspective. Eur Cell Mater, 41, 370-380 ។ doi.org/10.22203/eCM.v041a24
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Can healthcare professionals help individuals with spinal pain by incorporating non-surgical spinal decompression to restore mobility?
សេចក្តីផ្តើម
Many individuals don’t realize that putting unwanted pressure on their spines can lead to chronic pain within their spinal discs that is affecting their spinal mobility. This usually happens with demanding jobs requiring individuals to carry heavy objects, step wrong, or be physically inactive, which causes the surrounding back muscles to be overstretched and leads to referred pain that affects the upper and lower body portions. This can cause individuals to go to their primary doctors to get treated for back pain. This leads to them missing out on their busy work schedules and paying a high price to get treated. Back pain correlating with spinal issues can be a huge problem and make them feel miserable. Fortunately, numerous clinical options are cost-effective and personalized to many individuals dealing with spinal pain that is causing them to find the relief they deserve. Today’s article focuses on why spinal pain affects many people and how spinal decompression can help reduce spinal pain and restore spinal mobility. Coincidentally, we communicate with certified medical providers who incorporate our patients’ information to provide various treatment plans to reduce spinal pain affecting their backs. We also inform them that there are non-surgical options to reduce the pain-like symptoms associated with spinal issues in the body. We encourage our patients to ask amazing educational questions to our associated medical providers about their symptoms correlating with body pain in a safe and positive environment. Dr. Alex Jimenez, D.C., incorporates this information as an academic service. ការមិនទទួលខុសត្រូវ
Why Spinal Pain Is Affecting Many People?
Have you often experienced pain from your back muscles that seem to ache after bending down constantly to pick up objects? Do you or your loved ones feel muscle stiffness in the back and experience numbness in your upper or lower body portions? Or are you experiencing temporary relief after stretching your back muscles, only for the pain to return? Many individuals with back pain never realize that their pain is within their spinal column. Since the spine is an S-curve shape with three different regions in the body, the spinal discs within each spinal segment can become compressed and become misaligned over time. This causes degenerative changes within the spine and can cause the three different spinal regions to develop pain-like issues in the body. When several environmental factors start to be the causes of degeneration of the spinal discs, it can affect the spinal structure. It can become a strong influence affecting their function, predisposing the disc to injuries. (Choi ឆ្នាំ 2009) At the same time, this can cause a significant impact when getting treated due to its high cost and can start normal age-related changes that cause pathophysiological issues to the vertebral body. (Gallucci et al., 2005)
When many individuals are dealing with spinal pain associated with herniated discs, it can not only cause discomfort but also mimic other musculoskeletal disorders that can cause radiating pain to different locations in the body. (Deyo et al., 1990) This, in turn, causes individuals to suffer constantly and research various treatments to reduce the pain they are experiencing. When spinal pain affects most individuals, many will seek cost-effective therapies to ease the pain they are experiencing and to be mindful of the daily habits they adopt over time and correct them.
Spinal Decompression In-Depth- Video
Do you often feel constant muscle aches and pains in your body that are your general areas of complaint? Do you feel your muscles pull uncomfortably after lifting or carrying a heavy object? Or do you feel constant stress in your neck, shoulders, or back? When many individuals are dealing with general pain, they often assume that it is just back pain when it could be a spinal issue that can be the root cause of the pain they are experiencing. When this happens, many individuals opt for non-surgical treatments due to its cost-effectiveness and how it can be personalized depending on the severity of the pain. One of the non-surgical treatments is spinal decompression/traction therapy. The video above gives an in-depth look at how spinal decompression can help reduce spinal pain associated with low back pain. Spinal pain can increase with age and be provoked by extreme lumbar extension, so incorporating spinal decompression can help reduce pain in the upper and lower extremities. (Katz et al ។ , 2022)
How Spinal Decompression Can Reduce Spinal Pain
When individuals develop spinal issues, spinal decompression can help restore the spine to its original position and help the body naturally heal itself. When something is out of place within the spine, it is important to naturally restore it to its proper place to allow the affected muscles to heal. (Cyriax ឆ្នាំ 1950) Spinal decompression uses gentle traction to pull the spinal joints to let the spinal disc back in its original position and help increase fluid intake back in the spine. When people start incorporating spinal decompression into their health and wellness routine, they can reduce their spinal pain after a few consecutive treatments.
Spinal Decompression Restoring Spinal Mobility
Spinal decompression can also be incorporated with other non-surgical treatments to restore spinal mobility. When pain specialists utilize spinal decompression within their practices, they can help treat various musculoskeletal conditions, including spinal disorders, to allow the individual to regain spinal mobility. (Pettman, 2007) At the same time, pain specialists can use mechanical and manual manipulation to reduce the pain the individual feels. When spinal decompression starts to use gentle traction on the spine, it can help minimize radical pain correlated with nerve entrapment, create negative pressure within the spinal sections, and relieve musculoskeletal disorders causing pain. (ដានីយ៉ែល ឆ្នាំ ២០០៧) When people start thinking more about their health and wellness to reduce their pain, spinal decompression can be the answer through a personalized plan and can help many individuals find the relief they deserve.
ឯកសារយោង
Choi, Y. S. (2009). Pathophysiology of degenerative disc disease. ទិនានុប្បវត្តិឆ្អឹងខ្នងអាស៊ី, 3(1), 39-44 ។ doi.org/10.4184/asj.2009.3.1.39
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នេះត្រូវធ្វើជាមួយប្រព័ន្ធសរសៃប្រសាទ និងការចងចាំសាច់ដុំ ជាងវាទាក់ទងនឹងសមត្ថភាពរាងកាយពិត (លោក Simon Walker ។ ២០២១)
ការបណ្តុះបណ្តាល CNS ឱ្យមានការប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន និងការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់អាចបង្កើនការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍នៃទំនាក់ទំនងសាច់ដុំ និងខួរក្បាលដែលមានសុខភាពល្អ រួមជាមួយនឹងការចងចាំសាច់ដុំ។ (David C Hughes, Stian Ellefsen, Keith Baar, 2018)
កំដៅទូទៅ
ជំហានដំបូងគឺការឡើងកម្តៅទូទៅ ដែលគួរប្រើក្រុមសាច់ដុំធំៗ និងមានអាំងតង់ស៊ីតេទាប ដើម្បីកុំឱ្យរាងកាយអស់កម្លាំង មុនពេលចាប់ផ្តើមការហ្វឹកហាត់ជាក់ស្តែង។ កំដៅឡើងជាទូទៅផ្តល់អត្ថប្រយោជន៍ដល់ប្រព័ន្ធសរសៃប្រសាទកណ្តាល និងរាងកាយទាំងមូលរួមមាន: (Pedro P. Neves, et al., 2021) (D C. Andrade, et al., 2015)
ទោះជាយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ការសិក្សាបង្ហាញថាអ្នកផ្តល់សេវាទូទៅអាចមិនមានព័ត៌មាន និងយឺតយ៉ាវក្នុងការទទួលយកការព្យាបាលឆ្អឹងខ្នងថ្មី។ (Paul B. Bishop, Peter C. Wing ។ ២០០៦) វាត្រូវបានផ្ដល់អនុសាសន៍ឱ្យស្រាវជ្រាវជម្រើសនៃការព្យាបាលដែលអាចកើតមាន សួរសំណួរជាច្រើនក្នុងអំឡុងពេលណាត់ជួប និងសួរ ឬស្នើសុំការបញ្ជូនទៅកាន់អ្នកឯកទេស។
Yisheng, W., Fuying, Z., Limin, W., Junwei, L., Guofu, P., & Weidong, W. (2007)។ ជំនួយដំបូង និងការព្យាបាលសម្រាប់របួសឆ្អឹងខ្នងមាត់ស្បូនជាមួយនឹងការបាក់ឆ្អឹង និងការផ្លាស់ទីលំនៅ។ ទិនានុប្បវត្តិ Indian of Orthopaedics, 41(4), 300–304។ doi.org/10.4103/0019-5413.36991
អ្នកព្យាបាលរោគ និង/ឬអ្នកព្យាបាលរាងកាយអាចណែនាំលំហាត់ និងទម្រង់នៃការព្យាបាលផ្សេងទៀត។ (Won-Moon Kim, et al., 2021)
ការសង្គ្រោះជីវិត - ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ Chiropractic
ឯកសារយោង
មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ Irving នៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ Columbia ។ រោគសញ្ញា Flatback ។
សេវាសុខភាពជាតិ។ កំហុសទូទៅនិងការជួសជុលឥរិយាបថ។
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Kim, WM, Seo, YG, Park, YJ, Cho, HS, & Lee, CH (2021)។ ឥទ្ធិពលនៃប្រភេទលំហាត់ប្រាណផ្សេងៗគ្នាលើផ្នែកឆ្លងកាត់ និងមុំ Lumbar Lordosis ចំពោះអ្នកជំងឺដែលមានរោគសញ្ញាខ្នងរាបស្មើ។ ទិនានុប្បវត្តិអន្តរជាតិនៃការស្រាវជ្រាវបរិស្ថាន និងសុខភាពសាធារណៈ, 18(20), 10923 ។ doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010923
Can combining chiropractic treatment with the common therapies of medication, exercise, and/or physical therapy help relieve sciatic endometriosis pain symptoms?
ជំងឺសរសៃប្រសាទ Sciatic Endometriosis
Sciatic endometriosis is a condition in which endometrial cells (tissue that resembles the lining of the uterus) grow outside of the uterine lining and compress the sciatic nerve. This places stress and pressure on the nerve causing back, pelvic, hip, and leg pain, especially before and during the menstrual cycle. It can also cause pain, irregular periods, and infertility. (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 2021)
These areas of endometrial tissue growth are also known as lesions or implants.
Women with sciatic endometriosis often experience leg pain and weakness around the time of their menstrual cycle. (Lena Marie Seegers, et al., 2023)
Sciatic endometriosis can also cause pain when urinating, during a bowel movement, during sex, and fatigue, and irregular vaginal bleeding.
The abnormal growth may be caused by higher-than-normal levels of estrogen.
Researchers believe that endometriosis is related to retrograde menstruation, which causes menstrual blood to flow back into the pelvis instead of out through the vagina. (World Health Organization. 2023)
Sometimes, the cells grow in the area of the pelvis right above the sciatic nerve. (Adaiah Yahaya, et al., 2021)
When endometrial lesions place pressure on the sciatic nerve, they can cause irritation and inflammation leading to severe pelvic pain, which makes it harder to conceive. (Liang Yanchun, et al., 2019)
មានរោគសញ្ញា
Some women with endometriosis experience no symptoms or misinterpret the symptoms as typical premenstrual syndrome/PMS signs. The most common signs and symptoms of sciatic endometriosis include:
ពិបាកដើរឬឈរ។
Loss of sensation, muscle weakness, and reflex alteration.
ការពត់ខ្លួន។
បញ្ហាតុល្យភាព។
Bloating and nausea.
Constipation or diarrhea before or after a period.
Painful, heavy, and/or irregular periods.
ការហូរឈាមរវាងរដូវ។
Pain during sex, urination, and bowel movements.
Pain in the stomach, pelvis, lower back, hips, and buttocks. (MedlinePlus. 2022)
Weakness, numbness, tingling, burning, or dull aching sensations in the back of one or both legs.
Endometriosis, including sciatic endometriosis, typically cannot be diagnosed with a pelvic examination or ultrasound by themselves. A healthcare provider may need to perform a biopsy using laparoscopy and discuss menstrual cycles, symptoms, and medical history.
The laparoscopy procedure involves making tiny incisions and taking a tissue sample with tools attached to a thin tube with a camera. (MedlinePlus. 2022)
Imaging tests, like magnetic resonance imaging/MRI, and computed tomography/CT scans, can help provide essential information about the location and size of any endometrial lesions. (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 2021)
ការព្យាបាល
Symptoms can sometimes be temporarily relieved with over-the-counter/OTC pain relievers. Depending on the condition and severity a healthcare provider may prescribe hormonal treatment to prevent new endometrial implants from growing. These can include:
Hormonal birth control.
Progestin – a synthetic form of progesterone.
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone – GnRH agonists.
If pain persists or worsens, individuals may need to undergo surgery to remove the tissue.
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