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ECM unlocks the mysteries of lower back pain

Understanding the important role the Extracellular Matrix (ECM) plays in our health and wellbeing helps to unlock the mysteries of lower back pain, as we know fascia forms a large part of the ECM and realizing that within this space it contains a vast number of nociceptors, these are the sensory neuron that responds to damaging or potentially damaging stimuli.

Lower back pain is one of the most common complaints that presents to health professionals on a daily basis, and the cause of this pain is often very difficult to diagnose accurately when imaging results and clinical findings prove to be inconclusive.

THE SPINE SCHOLAR VOLUME 2, NUMBER 1, 2018 Innervation of the thoracolumbar fascia and its relationship to lower back pain

The thoracolumbar fascia has been proposed as this potential source of the chronic pain these patients experience via the innervation of the nociceptors surrounding the L1 – L5 vertebra area where deep seated chronic lower back pain is normally defined as intense pain, inflammation, swelling and loss of function over an extended period of time. Current speculations about the etiology of chronic lower back pain place it right here in this thoracolumbar fascia.

There conclusion was that it was evident on the basis of the data obtained from the studied publications that the thoracolumbar spine is a dense aponeurosis (variant of the deep fascia) receiving large amounts of nerve reception from the dorsal horn neurons, from which the dorsal and ventral rami are formed.

All the publications confirm the heavily nociceptive nature of the thoracolumbar fascia, implying that it is more sensitive to different kinds of stimulation than the underlying muscle.

In conclusion, the thoracolumbar fascia is most relevant to chronic lower back pain, although the underlying muscles such as the erector spinae should not be excluded as contributors to this condition.

Tissue pH and lower back pain

These acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) constitute a family of nociceptive receptor molecules that are very sensitive to a drop in pH and open at various pH values. The channel proteins react readily to very small pH changes.

This receptor family (for instance ASIC1 and ASIC3) plays a particularly important part in muscle pain, because almost all pathologic changes in muscle are accompanied by a drop in tissue pH, e.g., exhausting exercise, ischemia, acidosis and inﬂammation.

Understanding this component of tissue pH in the lower spine is critical for treating patients with chronic lower back pain. BMS Matrix therapy has this understanding of the different patterns of innervation of the thoracolumbar spine and can treat it successfully by stimulating the Golgi apparatus (neurotendinous spindle), the muscles associated with α motor neurons are inhibited (Autogenic inhibition). This ensures that the tissue’s total receptors are relaxed and repaired, including the proprioceptors (Myosin & Golgi) and by removing the acidic stimuli that trigger the nociceptors that trigger the pain.

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80% of us will experience back, neck and muscle…

According to the Office for National Statistics, an astonishing 80% of us will experience back, neck and muscle pain at some point.

BMS Matrix Therapy has its efficacy proven so it can help treat the underlying causes of this pain and the results are sustainable.

Unlinke other therapies BMS Matrix Therapy is proven to provide the required oscillations between the physiological frequencies of 8 to 30Hz. These are the critical frequencies that synchronizes with the body’s Extra Cellular Matrix to re-establish the disturbed rhythm (causing the pain) at the cellular level. The therapy increases the oxygen supply to the cells by improving the microcirculation and thereby restoring the energy production (reducing the pain).

The immediate effect can be seen as relaxation of the inflamed tissue, muscle, and fascia. This relaxation is long-lasting and is maintained by the metabolic process at the cellular level which is then regulated and the oxygen supply to cells is improved.

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Efficacy independently proven by TÜV-Süd

The BMS Matrix Therapy has been independently proven to work by non other than TÜV-Süd

The aim of the study conducted by Dr. Bernhard Dickreiter ( Orthopedic Joint Clinic Gundelfingen ) and the occupational physician Dr. med. Olaf Otto ( Präventic GmbH ) was to have presented a study as the first methodologically proven proof of the effectiveness of matrix therapy.
The aim of this therapy study, which was commissioned by BKK Gesundheit in 2009/2010 at TÜV SÜD Life Service, was to create a database for the experience gained to date with regard to efficacy.
The focus was also on the criteria of side effects, possible effects on the inability to work and the sustainability of the matrix therapy.

Study conclusion:

It was concluded in November 2011 that the matrix therapy study conducted by TÜV-Süd under the direction of Dr Olaf Otto and Dr Bernhard Dickreiter, reported on the long-term effects of matrix therapy that was applied to a collective of 470 chronic pain patients.

Over 70% of these patients experienced a reduction in pain to less than 50% of baseline levels after the fifth treatment.

In most patients, this effect was sustainable. Even after one year, most patients were able to do without any chemical painkillers. The efficacy and cost-effectiveness of matrix therapy could thus be demonstrated in a collective of chronic pain patients.

Headquartered in Munich, Germany and founded in 1866, TÜV SÜD is one of the world’s leading technical service organisations.

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What is pain?

Conventional beliefs and medical science tell us that:

We all perceive and feel pain differently. We all know that Pain is an uncomfortable feeling or sensation that tells you something may be wrong. It can described as being steady, throbbing, stabbing, aching, pinching, etc. Sometimes, it’s just an irritation, like a mild headache.

The most common causes of muscle pain are tension, stress, overuse and minor injuries. Systemic muscle pain — pain throughout your whole body — is more often the result of an infection, an illness or a side effect of a medication but can be due to a condition known as Fibromyalgia.

What is the function of pain? Pain forms part of an evolutionary and behavioural role. It is part of the body’s defense system, producing a reflexive retraction from the painful stimulus, and help’s protect the affected body part while it heals, and avoid that harmful situation occurring in the future.

Here at BMS Matrix we see pain as the indication that the cells in your body tissues are in desperate need of oxygen!

As damage has occurred on a cellular level due to swelling, inflammation, stiffness, tightness, spasticity after injury, surgery or over-exertion, your cells do not get enough space to oscillate freely. This severely restricts the flow of fresh oxygen from the red blood cells to the site of congestion/injury.

The Mitochondria, also called the power houses of the cell, do not get enough oxygen to produce energy and this leads to further tissue and muscle contraction, resulting in restriction of movement and pain.

Unfortunately, if the cells starving for oxygen do not receive help on time, they wither and eventually die. Then further complications often set in, as the tissues struggle to survive without oxygen.

BMS Matrix Therapy provides the required oscillations between the physiological frequencies of 8 to 12Hz. This is the frequency that synchronizes with the body’s Extra Cellular Matrix to re-establish the disturbed rhythm at the cellular level. The therapy increases the oxygen supply to the cells by improving the microcirculation and thereby restoring the energy production.

Patients can often experience the immediate reduction of pain during a treatment session with BMS Matrix Therapy. Once the pain is reduced and the soft tissues are relaxed, wellbeing can then be maintained by further infrequent treatments and routine gentle exercise.

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Keeping it simple is often for the best

This very interesting recent Guardian article regarding back pain taken from ‘3 separate Lancet medical journal papers‘ highlights the issues which surround treating it and claims the majority of surgical and drug based interventions often do more harm than good.

Here at BMS Matrix we know and understand that a holistic approach is needed to understand the underlying causes of back pain and how to alleviate them.

Our therapy is a safe, natural, non-invasive and scientifically proven alternative that can really help treat back pain and many other conditions at the cellular level to help your body repair itself successfully.

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ECM unlocks the mysteries of lower back pain

80% of us will experience back, neck and muscle…

Efficacy independently proven by TÜV-Süd

What is pain?

Conventional beliefs and medical science tell us that:

Here at BMS Matrix we see pain as the indication that the cells in your body tissues are in desperate need of oxygen!

Keeping it simple is often for the best