Why do discs herniate?

[minolfa]

Could mucopolysaccarides help?
maybe glucosamine and/or condroitin?
Eating fish broth or bone broth, for collagen?
Any self-help idea?

My disk is not herniated, but degenerated...almost died.
I have inflammation in vertebrae and disk...I do not understand
if it is mechanical or chemical inflammation....some people
say the degenerated disk is releasing acid polysaccarides and
toxic chemicals...
carla

[Maria]

ChiroGeek's Home Page
good information source

[minolfa]

I checked and found nothing "evidence based"...
Just out of curiosity I found that "muscone" is a promising agent
for treating intervertebral disc degeneration...also, Okuma et al.
showed that oral administration of CPA -926 (an esculetin prodrug)can prevent or delay the onset of disc-height loss....

I do not trust stem cells because I have heard they are carcinogenic.

[dshobbies]

Perhaps outside products can help, perhaps not. But for my money, I believe the best thing you can do for your back, aside from the obvious do's and don't's is keep your discs hydrated which means drinking plenty of water.

Too often, as a small child my parents wouldn't let me drink anything before or during dinner in fears it would hurt my appetite. As a teenager, I could literally go all day without drinking anything. Bad - wrong -bad- wrong.

As a parent or grandparent, let your kids drink water all they want. If they're growing, they will have an appetite regardless of how much they drink. And to tell you the truth, I have never seen a cared for - malnurished child. Children are hungry when they are growing and not so much when they are not. Aside from the sweets, children will definitely eat when they need it. I know it's a daily battle but despite your reluctance - let them drink... You can even dilute fruit juice and they'll still like it.

Just my two cents-

[Hooch]

Originally Posted by Maria

ChiroGeek's Home Page
good information source

I wonder how Doug is doing these days.

[Maria]

It seems I recall back some years ago he was going to attend medical school or was in that process? I haven't checked his site to see if there is a recent update just to refer people there.