“I got it! I got it!” you fearlessly yell to your La Grande fellow workers as you go to lift a large box all by yourself. Then, snap. Your back goes out!
“Why?” our La Grande chiropractic patients often ask. Well, there are lots of reasons, but one justification for concern in those who overdo it at work and have a susceptibility for degenerated lumbar discs is that degenerated discs tend to respond to spinal loading poorly. (2) The nucleus pulposus - the center of the disc - is most at risk of damage when it is degenerated. It just can’t absorb the load like a normal disc can. It’s broken down! But that's where Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC comes to the rescue. Our Cox Technic is soothing!
What begins disc degeneration? Possibly, overburdening the spine. The spinal cells need their nutrients and oxygen, and loading and compression disrupt the system. The functional spine depends on a healthy disc to do its job of moving nutrients in and out. (3) And smoking…Don’t! It induces disc degeneration. (4) Further, too much loading of the spine may lead to inflammation, degeneration and cell death. (5) Inflammation irritates nerves. Degeneration shrinks the spinal canal area. And you certainly don’t want your cells to die! So, be careful, you La Grande men. Come let Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC work on your overloaded discs to help them do their jobs better.
Don’t let this information scare you away from doing what you want or need to do. Fear avoidance sets you up for more disability, so the important thing is to balance your workload activities. (6) So move, work, exercise and do what you need to do, but don’t go too overboard! Accept help when offered from others...and from Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC!
Count on La Grande’s chiropractic services at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC. We help La Grande residents get rid of their back pain and inflammation and manage their disc degeneration all the time! Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC’s spinal manipulation, Cox Technic, and therapies like ice, ice/heat, and electrical stimulation drive out that inflammation and sedate the irritated nerves. Bottomline: you get back pain relief.
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