San Francisco Chiropractor Comments on Cervical Spinal Decompression:
If you have neck pain that just wont seem to go away, no matter what you do...you may have a herniated cervical disc? But the thing is...you could have a herniated disc in your neck, and have no symptoms at all.
In fact...most people that know that a disc is ruptured (another word for herniation) or bulging in their neck...had the problem for a long time before there were any symptoms. That's just the way it is.
Some people have herniated discs in the neck and never get any symptoms. Or they get some mild neck or arm pain that goes away with conservative treatment, such as chiropractic and exercise.
Studies suggest we could pull 10 random people off the street, and 6 of them would have some level of disc herniation...they are graded by severity. Some of the 10 would have symptoms...some would not.
Anyway, there is a certain subset of people with disc herniations...say 10-15% or so...that just don't seem to respond to anything.
Some patients I meet with at my San Francisco Chronic Back Pain Center have tried everything...chiropractic, acupuncture, pain killers, anti-inflammatory medication, muscle relaxers, physical therapy, Pilate's ...everything, even surgery...nothing seems to help...or help enough.
Why is this? Well...I guess it's just the way the disc herniation is pressing on the spinal cord or nerve roots. It also depends on the overall physical condition of the patient, previous wear and tear, physical traumas, lifestyle, and genetics.
I'll tell you though...I have had Olympic athletes and patients that were pictures of health, that were crippled from the pain they had from herniated discs in the neck. A certain amount of just bad luck is involved. OK...So Now What?
Well...this is why they invented nonsurgical spinal decompression with the DRX9000c. Nonsurgical spinal decompression is a machine that is built to treat injured cervical discs. You lie on the machine for about 30 minutes 20 times over a 5-6 week period. The objective of the decompression therapy is to reposition the herniated cervical disc fragments back toward the center of the disc and off of the spinal cord and nerves.
You can read more about how this is done (DRX9000c) on this blog or come to my office for a consultation and tour. If you are suffering with neck pain from herniated discs, this is something to seriously consider.
Simply call our San Francisco Decompression Center at 415-392-2225 and ask for a complimentary DRX9000c consultation and tour. Chances are...you will be glad you did.
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