Murfreesboro Disc Herniations Can Go Away
“You have a disc herniation.” doesn’t have to strike fear in you. Conservative care helps lessen pain and even shrink the disc herniation. Surgery isn’t always needed. Conservative care has been demonstrated to reduce disc herniation and its related back pain. Most Chiropractic Clinic utilizes gentle spinal manipulation as part of the general Murfreesboro chiropractic 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 specific topic, reported on 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 type of disc, resorption rates varied from 13.33% to 87.77%. The resorption rate was higher for a ruptured, non-contained disc (fragment) than a contained disc. Resorption rates varied 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 a single treatment center were analyzed for response to treatment of giant lumbar disc herniations. 41% of these patients’ "giant lumbar" discs appeared on imaging to have resorbed within 6 months, 37% in 6-12 months, and 32% after a year. The range of time for resorption was 1 month to 8 years. 59% of those who went through conservative care had greater than 30% resorption. 25% had greater than 50% resorption. The authors of this study stated that as long as there is no sign of progressive neurological deficit or cauda equina syndrome, conservative care was preferred since resorption was more probable with these disc protrusions that extended into the spinal canal. (2) Most Chiropractic Clinic agrees that in the absence of nerve injury and/or cauda equina symptoms, conservative treatment - like our gentle, safe chiropractic spinal manipulation - is effective. Starting with the initial, complete examination of symptoms to the treatment at each visit, our Murfreesboro back pain and neck pain patients with disc herniations often report relief and a reduction in their fear of their 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 help a patient with a large disc herniation.
Make your Murfreesboro chiropractic appointment today. We’re here to lessen your fear of a disc herniation and help you realize relief of neck and back pain!
