Lumbar disc
degeneration is exceptionally common. It affects up to 16% of 20-year olds with
an age-related progression involving 80% of patients over age 40, and 98% of those over 70.
There are many factors at play when it comes
to lumbar disc degeneration and each person is unique. Genetics play a large
role in the progression of disc degeneration as well as activity level,
nutrition, biomechanical stressors and posture. Proper joint motion throughout
the spine is essential for maintaining disc health and mitigating disc
degeneration. So what can you do today to help yourself move better, feel
better and help mitigate lumbar disc degeneration?
First and foremost get
adjusted!
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Proper
joint motion throughout the spine is essential for nutrient diffusion and
mitigating age-related degenerative changes
Eat right!
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Providing
the discs with the proper building blocks necessary to maintain height and
fluid is very important (Examples: Increasing Omega-3 fatty acids, Vitamin C
and glucosamine sulfate)
Get up and Move!
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If
you work at a desk or are sedentary most of your day, positional changes every
hour along with light stretching can help increase blood flow and provide the
motion necessary for nutrient diffuse into your discs.
Dr. Will would love to help you
reach all your health goals as well as maintain and perform at your highest
ability. Weather that means helping you achieve performance goals as an athlete
or just having the ability to bend all the way over to get your socks on in the
morning!
