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

Name: Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC
Address: USA

Degenerated discs and degenerated knees are not such unlikely companions. They are seen to be related. La Grande 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 disorders that are correlated with poorer quality of life for older folks. Concerns like low back pain, lumbar spinal stenosis, knee pain because of osteoarthritis, decreased lumbar lordosis (visible on xray), and enlarged sagittal vertical alignment (as seen on xray) influence a person’s quality of life. Lumbar spinal stenosis and knee osteoarthritis are the most significant issues for patients having a lower quality of life. (1) Another study links the disc height of the L1/L2, L2/L3, and L3/L4 to knee pain with L2/L3 being the most strongly correlated. (2) The old “Dem Bones” song holds true! Everything is connected! A degenerated disc may be related to a degenerated knee. Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC is well aware of the connection and is here to help.

La Grande chiropractic care of extruded discs may help them regress and improve your quality of life.

La Grande CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE MONTH: Extruded Discs May Regress!

Extruded discs - discs whose gelatinous centers leak out – tend to be a bit worrisome than disc bulges to their sufferers, but in a new study they regressed with conservative, non-surgical care! At about 17 months of care, 75% of extrusions completely went away, 15% partially regressed, and 10% did show any resolution. 90% did! Additionally, those patients whose discs resolved also stated that they had significantly improved NRS pain scores, symptoms and disability issues. (3) Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC relieves pain from extruded discs! They don’t scare us!

Listen to this discussion on 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 La Grande chiropractic appointment today! We have beneficial chiropractic care for disc extrusion, disc degeneration, and knee degeneration to better your quality of life!