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Here is information concerning what a normal disc is made of and what the abnormal disc is like. Be sure to read the article on Glucosamine sp you know how to help rebuild your discs!
From: Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research. [JC:dfy] (293):372-7, 1993 Aug. Significant changes in disk biochemistry were evident in the nuclei pulposi of 25 symptomatic disks that demonstrated abnormal diskography. Compared with the results from ten normal disk from young subjects (mean age, ten years) and from ten asymptomatic disks from adult patients (mean age, 33 years), the symptomatic disks demonstrated significantly greater collagen content than the young and asymptomatic adult subjects, respectively. Significantly fewer total glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and significantly less water content were also evident for the diseased disks. The mean pH of the nucleus pulposus from 23 patients was also significantly reduced for the symptomatic disks as compared with the mean pH measured for four asymptomatic adult subjects. Although significantly fewer total GAGs were observed for the symptomatic disks, there were no significant differences in the percent composition of hyaluronic acid (HA), chondroitin sulfate (CS), or keratan sulfate (KS) among the normal and symptomatic disks. Significant changes in disk biochemistry are associated with the symptomatic disk, and these changes could contribute to the development of the painful disk syndrome. (or damaged discs/ herniated ) The above information was just to give the reader some background about the disc. Be sure to read the other two reports on Glucosamine and also, does running injure your back. Go To Page: 1
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