We have been offering natural solutions for cervical and lumbar disc herniations in San Francisco for over 20 years now.

The spinal disc is a fibrous elastic cushion that sits between the bones of the spine. The spinal disc has two primary functions, to give the spine flexibility and to hold the bone above and the bone below together acting as a "ligament". Ligaments hold bones together. 

The spinal disc when healthy also helps creates a nice opening between the bones for the spinal nerves to exit, which travel, split, and eventually connect to all body parts controlling their functions.

With age, the spinal discs become less elastic and more rigid which predisposes them to injury and rupture (disc herniation). A trauma at any age can cause a disc herniation but for the most part they develop slowly over time.

Depending on the lifestyle choices you make, including your physical  activity level, diet, stress, body-weight, habits (smoking and drinking), work environment, sports injuries, car accidents, etc., you may be more prone to disc herniations than others.

A little known fact is that many of us have disc herniations and don't even know it and never will. That's right…we will live and die with them and they never bothered us.

Not all disc herniations cause symptoms. And, those that do cause symptoms such as neck pain, arm and hand pain, low back pain and sciatica do not usually require surgery. In fact, chiropractic care can more often than not help people with a herniated disc in the neck or back return to more normal lives.

For those people that have disc bulges (a less severe form of a herniation) or disc herniations that have symptoms that do not respond to conventional chiropractic care or physical therapy there is always nonsurgical spinal decompression with the DRX9000. The DRX9000 is a computerized machine specifically designed and built to treat disc herniations without surgery. We have one at our San Francisco Chiropractic and Spinal Decompression Clinic.

We also incorporate deep tissue laser therapy into the mix with difficult to treat disc patients to help control the pain and inflammation in the beginning. Disc decompression therapy takes 20-24 one hour sessions and is not covered by insurance. Success rates are very high.

So, there you go. Sure, a herniated disc can seem like a nightmare. It can also seem like there are no other options but cortisone injections or back or neck surgery. But that simply is not true because gentle chiropractic and spinal decompression will help the majority of all cases. if chiropractic or decompression fail to deliver you are still whole and can try other treatment options including surgery.

But just know…If you have back or neck surgery and there is any type of fusion involved you will be permanently excluded from ever being able to try spinal decompression. Try it first if you qualify…it's the smart thing to do!

To schedule an appointment to see if you qualify for herniated disc treatment in San Francisco please call 415-392-2225. Mention this blog post for a complimentary consultation and spinal decompression tour.

Eben Davis

I am a Chiropractor in the San Francisco Financial District specializing in chronic neck, arm and hand pain. I also treat herniated discs using spinal decompression, whiplash, sports injuries, headaches, and Fibromyalgia. My clinic is certified in the use of Deep Tissue Laser Therapy with the LiteCure LCT-1000 for conditions such as shoulder pain, TMJ and Plantar Fasciitis. I have been in practice for over 20 years.

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