St Peters Chiropractic Care of St Peters Degenerated Discs Starts with Understanding and Nutritional Protection

We all age. Our bodies age. Our finger nails age. Our spinal discs age. Now, that is something your St Peters chiropractor can do something about though! Spinal discs exhibit aging when they start degenerating. Disc degeneration in a St Peters spine may first be found once there’s some back pain. For some, disc degeneration progresses disregarded until years later. New research reveals that disc degeneration for any of us in St Peters may begin as early as the teen years. Old Mill Chiropractic is all for alleviating any pain and preventing any degeneration possible with nutrition and St Peters chiropractic care.

St Peters DISC DEGENERATION AND AGING: 2nd to 5th Decades of Life

In spine radiology, the Pfirrmann classification defines levels of disc degeneration. Grade 1 is less degeneration. Grade 5 is really bad degeneration. Researchers studied the MRI images of 653 patients of all ages. Grade 3 degeneration is very common in those in their 2nd to 5th decades of life. It is declared “natural” to see disc degeneration start in the 2nd decade of life. (1) That means that disc degeneration starts in the teen years of life!? Does that shock any of our St Peters chiropractic patients? Old Mill Chiropractic is not shocked, necessarily, but Old Mill Chiropractic is prepared to treat the teen St Peters back pain sufferer. Do any St Peters teens live at home with you? Do they ever mention having back pain or neck pain?

St Peters DISC DEGENERATION AND AGING: 6th Decade of Life

Grade 4 was more usual in the sixth decade of life. (1) Old Mill Chiropractic takes care of many older patients with chronic low back pain in which disc degeneration is a contributing factor. Old Mill Chiropractic realizes that older adults with back pain explain that it has altered their life, restricted their social and recreational outlets, messed with their family relationships. (2) Back pain disturbs their plans for retirement, housing, health, and independence. (3) It is tough. Old Mill Chiropractic understands this, empathizes with our older St Peters back pain sufferers, and uses Cox Technic to help whose goal is a minimum of 50% relief in 30 days with many patients getting that sooner than that and with a higher percent of relief. Old Mill Chiropractic rejoices with our patients as they regain some independence and back pain relief.

WHAT TO DO

Feed your discs early and often. Disc degeneration starts in the 2nd decade of life! More and more news evolves about the value of nutrition. Two influential nutrients for discs are chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate. These two sulfates nourish the disc and potentially prevent degeneration and even stimulate regeneration of the disc’s cartilage. Ask your St Peters chiropractor for more details. Old Mill Chiropractic backs preemptive care any time possible!

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Listen to this PODCAST about disc degeneration in the cervical spine causing neck pain that Cox® Technic effectively helps relieve.

Schedule a St Peters chiropractic appointment with Old Mill Chiropractic. We can discuss aging and its influence on your spine. We can talk about the benefits of St Peters chiropractic care if disc degeneration is an issue for you.