Breaking News! Spinal manipulation increases water content in the disc and lowers pain intensity!

Old Mill Chiropractic is enthusiastic to share with our St Peters back pain patients this news. We listen as our patients tell us about their relief while being treated and after the treatment, so it’s great to have research document and explain that relief! The St Peters chiropractic care at Old Mill Chiropractic is certainly beneficial.

Many patients coming to Old Mill Chiropractic have disc degeneration, a condition that finds the intervertebral disc lacking its original height and fluid and nutrients. Disc degeneration or any number of other spine conditions may cause our St Peters patients pain. Our chiropractic services are pain relieving, gentle and effective for many St Peters back pain sufferers. Explaining the reasons for this relief is important for all of us.

Now, the latest study about the water content of the disc and spinal manipulation’s effect on it noted patients’ responses to it.  and following the spinal manipulation, the authors report an immediate increase in the water content of the disc in the low back at the L1-2 and L2-3 and L4-5 levels of the lumbar spine! This is positive proof for the benefit of spinal manipulation in treating back pain. Patients in this study also note relief of pain intensity while undergoing spinal manipulation. (1) Our St Peters back patients do, too.

As a side note: Another study pointed out that drinking water 36 hours before a spinal manipulation session is also beneficial. (2) The more water available, the more it can get into the disc during spinal manipulation. This can only help!

Our spinal manipulation of choice for St Peters clients is Cox Technic Flexion Distraction. Not only is it relieving, it’s evidence-based and research-documented via federally funded research with the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration with nearly 50 years of experience behind it. That’s important to Old Mill Chiropractic to have support behind what we do.

So, drink some water, and contact Old Mill Chiropractic today to set up your next St Peters chiropractic spinal manipulation appointment. Your discs will thank you!