Fernandina Beach Disc Herniations Can Go Away

“There’s a disc herniation in your spine.” doesn’t have to strike fear in you. Conservative care helps reduce pain and even reduce the disc herniation. Surgery isn’t always needed. Conservative care has been shown to reduce disc herniation and its related back pain. Amelia Chiropractic Clinic uses gentle spinal manipulation as part of the overall Fernandina Beach chiropractic care treatment plan.

DISC HERNIATIONS RESORB, GO AWAY, WITH CONSERVATIVE CARE: 70.39% WITHIN 6 MONTHS

A recent research meta-analysis report, the top-level review of medical literature on a given topic, detailed the spontaneous resorption of a lumbar disc herniation with conservative treatment. In 31 studies, the researchers revealed that the overall resorption rate was 70.39%. By disc type, resorption rates ranged from 13.33% to 87.77%. The frequency of resorption was greater for a ruptured, non-contained disc (fragment) than a contained disc. Resorption rates differed by country from 60.68% in China to 83.52% in Korea. (In the US, the resorption rate was 61.66%.) The report concluded that the resorption process mainly happened within 6 months of conservative treatment. (1) Another study of patient clinical outcomes in one care center were analyzed for response to treatment of giant lumbar disc herniations. 41% of these patients’ "giant lumbar" discs revealed resorption within 6 months, 37% in 6-12 months, and 32% after 12 months. The range of time for resorption was 1 month to 8 years. 59% of those who underwent conservative care had more than 30% resorption. 25% had greater than 50% resorption. The authors of this study wrote that as long as there is no sign of progressive nerve damage or cauda equina syndrome, conservative care was preferred as resorption was more probable with these disc protrusions that were in the spinal canal. (2) Amelia Chiropractic Clinic agrees that when there is no sign of nerve injury and/or cauda equina symptoms, conservative treatment - like our gentle, safe chiropractic spinal manipulation - is effective. Starting with the initial, thorough examination of symptoms to the care at each visit, our Fernandina Beach back pain and neck pain patients with disc herniations often report relief and a decrease in their fear of a disc herniation and its effect on their life.

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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr Coleman Cormier on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes his use of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to relieve a patient with a large disc herniation.

Schedule your Fernandina Beach chiropractic appointment soon. We’re here to reduce your fear of a disc herniation and help you realize back pain and neck pain relief!