Back Pain with Damp Weather or When it Rains? Toronto

You probably joked (while in pain) that you knew it was going to rain because you started to feel a lot of back or neck pain. 

Do you know why damp conditions or rain bring on 

back and neck pain... or any other joint pain for that matter?

Well, the reason why this occurs is most likely because you have developed arthritis, degenerative disc disease and/or degenerative joint disease.

Spinal arthritis, degenerative disc disease, and degenerative joint disease are all essentially the same condition.  They are all associated with spinal disc and joint decay.  In fact, the same arthritis that you may experience in your hands, hips, knees, etc is the same arthritis that you experience in your spine.  The major difference is that it is a lot more serious when your arthritis is located in your spine!

The image to the left is an illustration of what spinal arthritis, more specifically degenerative disc disease, looks like.  The discs, coloured in blue, are thinning as you make your way up the spine.  For instance, the lower disc in this illustration (which is the lowest part of your spine) is a healthy thick disc, but as you make your way up the spine you will see that it progresses to mild degenerative disc disease, to moderate, to advanced - where the disc is just a fraction of its original height.

As your spinal condition progresses and the intervertebral discs begin to decay further, your spinal joints (which remain open and healthy when  your spinal discs are thick and healthy) begin to close up and start to rub together.  When this occurs,  you will begin to experience more and more back pain (or neck pain )

Now, because the joint are now starting to dysfunction, naturally they become prone to the negative effects of external stimuli such as weather changes.  When there is dampness in the air, moisture enters the joints and the joint become inflamed, stiff and painful.  Of course, with a healthy spine, weather changes do not have an impact on your joints.

So typically your pain comes, many people reach for their pain medication, down a few and wait for them to kick in so that they can start off their day with less discomfort.  Problem with this is, as you may already know from reading the Toronto Spine Clinic's previous blogs, is that you haven't fixed the problem, but  your medication, you are now able to be more active, but in fact, what you are doing is creating more damage to your back.

So what can you do to help remove your pain?

First and foremost, rehabilitation of your disc is of primary importance.  For without fixing the cause of your problem, your pain will never go away.  But in the meantime, 3 powerful supplements can be taken to aid in your recovery (and they can all be found at your nearest health food store).

1. Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate - great for disc and joint recovery.  However, there are two major forms, Bovine Trachea (i.e. cow windpipe) and Sea Cucumber.  Bovine trachea has a very low absorption rate, whereas Sea Cucumber has a very high one PLUS there is a naturally found potent anti-inflammatory component found within.
2. Boswellia - a genus of tree that is a very strong anti-inflammatory
3. Bromelain - also a very strong anti-inflammatory supplement found in pineapples.

Although these are great supplements, The Toronto Spine Clinic in conjunction with Douglas Labs (one of the most reputable natural supplement companies in Canada) has developed one of the most powerful and effective supplement blends for disc, nerve and tissue rehabilitation on the market today. This supplement is exclusive to The Toronto Spine Clinic and cannot be found in any stores.  It is called "Advanced Disc Recovery with Nerve Cell MAX"

We at The Toronto Spine Clinic have partnered up with Douglas Labs because we wanted to provide our patient with not only a higher success rate for recovery, but we also wanted to enhance the effects for LASTING results.  For a more detailed look at our unique and powerful recovery supplement, please click "HERE".

So along with providing our patients with the most sophisticated non-surgical spinal decompression therapy for spinal disc regeneration, by using our "Advanced Disc Recovery with Nerve Cell MAX" our patient recovery rate is incredibly high.

To find out more about our treatments 

and what sets us apart from all other clinic, 

please click "HERE"

If you would like to find out if you are a candidate for care at The Toronto Spine Clinic and to get the relief that you are so longing for, call us and book your appointment today!

Your consultation at The Toronto Spine Clinic is FREE and we will perform a comprehensive examination to determine if your condition is suitable for our care or to fill out our Online Patient Intake Form, please click "HERE"

So Call Today and Get Out of Pain!

The Toronto Spine Clinic

6175 Hwy 7, Unit 3 (corner of Hwy 7 & Hwy 27)

Woodbridge, On L4H-0K9

P: (905) 850-1007

Toll-Free: 1-855-TSC-DISC (1-855-872-3472)

E-Mail: contactus@torontospineclinic.com