McHenry Chiropractic Care of McHenry Degenerated Discs Starts with Understanding and Nutritional Protection

We all age. Our bodies age. Our finger nails age. Our spinal discs age. Now, there’s something your McHenry chiropractor can do something about though! Spinal discs show aging when they start degenerating. Disc degeneration in a McHenry spine may first be revealed when there’s some back pain. For some, disc degeneration goes disregarded until years later. New research reveals that disc degeneration for any of us in McHenry may start as early as the teen years. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is all about easing any pain and averting any degeneration possible with nutrition and McHenry chiropractic care.

McHenry 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 severe degeneration. Researchers examined the MRI images of 653 patients of all ages. Grade 3 degeneration is very usual in those in their 2nd to 5th decades of life. It’s stated to be “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 McHenry chiropractic patients? OrthoIllinois Chiropractic isn’t shocked, necessarily, but OrthoIllinois Chiropractic is prepared to treat the teen McHenry back pain sufferer. Do you have any McHenry teens at home with you? Do they ever talk about having back pain or neck pain?

McHenry DISC DEGENERATION AND AGING: 6th Decade of Life

Grade 4 was more common in the sixth decade of life. (1) OrthoIllinois Chiropractic takes care of many older patients with chronic low back pain in which disc degeneration is part of the problem. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic knows that older adults with back pain explain that it has affected their life, interfered with their social and recreational outlets, messed with their family relationships. (2) Back pain upsets their plans for retirement, housing, health, and independence. (3) It is unpleasant. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic understands this, empathizes with our older McHenry back pain sufferers, and uses Cox Technic to help whose goal is a minimum of 50% relief in 30 days with many patients acquiring 50% more quickly than that and with a higher percent of relief. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic celebrates with our patients as they get back some independence and back pain relief.

WHAT TO DO

Feed your discs early and often. Disc degeneration begins in the 2nd decade of life! More and more news is published about the value of nutrition. Two positive nutrients for discs are chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate. These two sulfates nourish the disc and potentially avert degeneration and even promote regeneration of the disc’s cartilage. Ask your McHenry chiropractor for more details. OrthoIllinois Chiropractic favors proactive care any time possible!

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

Schedule a McHenry chiropractic appointment with OrthoIllinois Chiropractic. We can chat about aging and its influence on your spine. We can chat about the benefits of McHenry chiropractic care if disc degeneration is an issue for you.