A bulging disc may be the cause – DISC DECOMPRESSION can help
Severe back pain can greatly affect a person’s life. It can affect their daily activities, ability to work, financial eranings and their ability to just plain get around day ina day out. to a screeching halt and they are left wondering what they did to cause such severe burning pain. In general it can really affect your life in a negative way. Wjat can cauase Disc Bulges? Bending, sitting too much, lifting, twisting, weight lifting, squats, riding in a car a lot can all be causes of disc bulging.
Disc bulges often causes chronic or annoying back pain. Sometimes sneezing or coughing and with extreme pain, a person may not be able to bend forward or backwards. When lying on their back, a person cannot lift both legs at the same time without severe shooting pain. In some cases the pain is associated with severe muscle spasms, searing pain that runs down the arms or neck and numbness or a loss of strength.
There are many issues that can cause severe back pain. Pinched nerves, pulled muscles, bulging or herniated discs, and possibly more, but only an X-ray, CT Scan, MRI, or doctor can diagnose what has occurred, not WebMD. The specially trained Chiropractors at McMillen Chiropractic and Rehabilitation Center have the experience and equipment to offer a professional diagnose. If they feel that a MRI or CT scan is required, they will order those tests and have the information within a few days. Our office is equiped with digital x-ray equipment that provide immediate answers and can help rule out the need for more extensive screening tests saving you thousands of dollars in wasted tests.
A bulging disc is caused when the disc is pushing outside of its normal space. Think of a jelly donut. A Disc BULGE is when the jelly begins to be pushed out towards the outer part of the donut. But does not squirt through the outer doughy part of the donut.
A bulging disc is not something that happens with a single twist or pull, but over time lifting improperly, or cumulative injuries this can happen. Over time this starts to affect the muscles. This is where the confusion begins. Patient's will often think that they have what many call a "pulled muscle". But nothing can be further from the truth. If not checked by a trained professional in these types of underlying problems like a Doctor of Chiropractic, that final twist can bring a grown man to his knees with the worst pain they have ever had. All because they "THOUGHT" it was just a muscle pull. A herniated disc is caused by a crack in the disc and the insides of the disc are pushing their way out. Bcak to our jelly donut description. This would be like the jelly in that jelly donut tears through the outer part of the donut. This can cause severe pain due to the pressure the disc causes on the nerve in the spine.
There IS HOPE ! Studies show that Spinal Decompression Therapy has a 86% success rate at helping patient's with disc problems get relief! Chiropractic and disc spinal decompression therapy is very effective at relieving pan and disability associated with Disc herniations and bulges. and conservative tools in treating this condition. Surgery is always a last resort and the majority of times can be avoided giving the patient a future of health and happiness.