September 2019 Healthy News: Chiropractic Help for Extruded Discs and Degenerated Discs & Knees

Name: Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers
Address: USA

Degenerated discs and degenerated knees are not such strange bedfellows. They are seen to be related. Baton Rouge patients with a loss of disc height due to disc degeneration often also have knee pain related to degeneration.

DEGENERATED DISCS AND KNEE PAIN REDUCE QUALITY OF LIFE; CHIROPRACTIC IMPROVES IT

Degenerated discs and degenerated knees are not such unlikely companions. They are examples of musculoskeletal diseases and spinal malalignment that are related to poorer quality of life for older folks. Issues like low back pain, lumbar spinal stenosis, knee pain due to osteoarthritis, lessened lumbar lordosis (visible on xray), and increased sagittal vertical alignment (as seen on xray) affect a person’s quality of life. Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis are the most influential issues for patients having a poorer quality of life. (1) Another report links the disc height of the L1/L2, L2/L3, and L3/L4 to knee pain with L2/L3 being the most strongly related. (2) The old “Dem Bones” song holds true! Everything is connected! A degenerated disc may be connected to a degenerated knee. Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers is well aware of the connection and is prepared to help.

Baton Rouge chiropractic care of extruded discs may benefit regression of them and improve your quality of life.

Baton Rouge CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Extruded Discs May Regress!

Extruded discs - discs whose jellylike centers leak out – tend to be a bit worrisome than disc bulges to their owners, but in a new report they regressed with conservative, non-surgical care! At about 17 months of care, 75% of extrusions completely regressed, 15% partially resolved, and 10% did show any regression. 90% did! Additionally, those patients whose discs regressed also reported significantly improved NRS pain scores, symptoms and disability issues. (3) Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers helps extruded discs find relief! They do not scare us!

Listen to this discussion about care of the disc extrusion with Cox® Technic on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as Dr. Ted Siciliano shares this case of a disc extrusion in a weight lifter he successfully helped.

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Schedule your Baton Rouge chiropractic appointment today! We have helpful chiropractic treatment for extruded discs and degenerated discs and knees to improve your quality of life!