“You have a disc
herniation.” does not have to scare you.
Conservative care helps decrease pain and even
shrink the disc herniation. Surgery is not always required.
Conservative care appeared to reduce
disc herniation and its associated back pain. Back And Neck Care Center uses
gentle spinal manipulation as part of the general Severna Park
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 found that the overall
resorption rate was 70.39%. By type of disc, resorption rates
ranged from 13.33% to 87.77%. The frequency
of resorption 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 stated that the resorption
process primarily occurred within 6 months of
conservative treatment. (1) Another study of patient clinical
outcomes in a single treatment center were evaluated
for response to care 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 12
months. The timespan for resorption was 1 month to 8
years. 59% of those who underwent conservative care had more
than 30% resorption. 25% experienced greater than 50% resorption. The
authors of this study wrote that as long as there is no sign of
progressive neurological deficit or cauda equina syndrome,
conservative care was favored since resorption was
more probable with these disc protrusions that were
in the spinal canal. (2)
Back And Neck Care Center concurs 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, thorough examination of symptoms to
the care at each visit, our Severna Park back
pain and neck pain patients with disc herniations often report
relief and a reduction in their fear of a disc
herniation and its impact 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 illustrates how he used The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to relieve
a patient with a large disc herniation.
Schedule your Severna Park chiropractic
appointment today. We’re here to reduce
your fear of a disc herniation and help you find back pain and neck pain relief!
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