What is a Herniated Disc?

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A low back or neck herniated or bulging disc is when the middle gelatinous part of the disc projects outward, causing pain.

A bulge is when there is outward (usually posterior) movement without injury to its restraining connective tissue called the annulus. If the disc causes some disruption of the annulus, it is called a herniation. If it projects through the annulus, it is called a protrusion.

What does a herniated disc feel like? – Symptoms

Spinal disc conditions can cause local pain or radicular symptoms which are pain, numbness, and tingling down a leg or arm. A herniated disc can also cause the spinal disorder known as sciatica – when there is pain, numbness, and tingling running down a leg all the way to the foot.

Pain is usually worse when sitting, bending, and lifting. You may feel buttock pain with spasms with increased symptoms when you cough or sneeze.

How do you treat a herniated disc?

Our Spinal Traction Decompression is a noninvasive technology that helps patients to avoid surgery, addictive pain medications, and scary injections into the spine. We use the DRX 9000, which allows us to target our treatment to the herniated disc so that the bulging disc material will retract back away from the nerve or pain-producing tissue.

Once this process is complete, we’re able to begin rehabilitation exercises and other noninvasive treatments that address the root cause of your pain, not just mask it.

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We provide hope to those who are looking to get out of pain without surgery, injections, or drugs. We don’t just mask your pain. We get to the root of what’s causing your pain and we treat it. 
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