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Millville Back Pain and Vitamin D: What to Know

Years of research have recorded beneficial actions of the hormone, vitamin D, on the skeleton, inflammation, cancer, metabolic issues, auto-immunity, endocrinopathies, and now adrenal diseases, diabetes, thyroiditis, and others. (1) Vitamin D’s reputation continues growing! Researchers now are evaluating vitamin D’s effects on biomarkers like CRP, NPY, TNF-alpha, etc., after spinal manipulation and medical care. (2) In older adults who tend to not always take the recommended amount of vitamin D, researchers found that even a marginally increased intake of vitamin D was linked to a lesser incidence of pain over 5 years in addition to frequency of pain, severity, and number of pain locations. (3) What about vitamin D and Millville back pain, a familiar problem that influences millions of people around the world? Recently, research has shown that there may be a connection between small levels of vitamin D and back pain. While the proof is still preliminary, it is important for our Millville chiropractic patients and Wilson Family Chiropractic to understand what this potential connection could mean in managing chronic back pain.

WHAT IS VITAMIN D?

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient that helps your body absorb calcium from the food you eat. It also helps bones stay strong and healthy by preventing them from becoming brittle or weak. Vitamin D can be absorbed from foods such as dairy products, fish, eggs, mushrooms, and some vegetables. Sunlight also offers natural sources of vitamin D—the ultraviolet rays transform cholesterol in the skin into vitamin D3 which is then absorbed into the bloodstream and stored in fat tissues. Even in winter in Millville, sunlight does its job!

HOW CAN VITAMIN D HELP WITH BACK PAIN?

Research suggests that those with decreased levels of vitamin D may be more prone to have chronic back pain than those with better levels of vitamin D. One report linked biomarkers (such as vitamin D) and pain in acute and subacute low back pain patients over time by comparing biomarkers at baseline to differences in patient-reported outcomes at three months’ follow-up. The results demonstrated that those who had lower levels of vitamin D were more likely to have higher levels of disability related to their low back pain at 3 months than those who had better levels of vitamin D at baseline. (2) Do you know your Millville vitamin D level?

CHECK YOUR VITAMIN D LEVEL

Researchers have found that those with lower levels of Vitamin D tend to report more frequent episodes of back pain than their counterparts with adequate levels of the nutrient. This could suggest a relationship between low vitamin D level and heightened risk for chronic or recurrent episodes of back pain. (2) Wilson Family Chiropractic suggests you listen to this podcast with Dr. James Cox on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he reviews the benefit of adequate nutrition in the management of a patient with 3 disc herniations via the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.

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Overall, there is evidence pointing to a link between a low Vitamin D level and an increased possibility for chronic or recurrent episodes of back pain. Let us chat about your vitamin D level. Schedule your Millville chiropractic appointment with Wilson Family Chiropractic, your collaborator in spinal health. 

 
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