Herniated and Bulging Disc Treatment with No Drugs & No Surgery

Disc disorders refer to a problem with the rubbery cushion between the bones that stack to form your spine. Think of a jelly donut with a soft center surrounded by a firmer ring. Herniated discs are in one of four stages of degeneration, from a bulging nucleus to a ruptured outer ring. The terms herniated disc, bulging disc, ruptured disc or torn disc are often used to describe the stages of severity.

According to Mayo Clinic, treatment for most patients with a disc disorder do not normally include surgery, and 80% of patients will respond to chiropractic treatment when a proper treatment schedule is completed.

Primary care physicians and orthopedic surgeons recommend surgery, pain medications, muscle relaxers or steroid shots because those are their only treatment options. However, these treatments do not address the cause or fix the problem. Physical therapy helps you stretch and exercise in an attempt to reduce pain, but again does not alleviate the problem. Only a doctor of chiropractic is specially trained to fix the problem that is causing your disc disorder and help your spine heal.

Failed Back Surgery Patients Warn Against Back Surgery

Warriors’ head coach, Steve Kerr, received a standing ovation for his return to coaching the playoffs after battling complications of a failed back surgery. “I can tell you if you’re listening out there, if you have a back problem, stay away from surgery. I can say that from the bottom of my heart,” Kerr proclaimed in a press conference.

Kerr underwent microdiscectomy surgery two years ago where a portion of a disc, the cushion between spinal bones, is removed. Post surgery, Kerr was left with headaches, nausea and severe pain that kept him out of dozens of games. A year later, Kerr underwent a second six-hour surgery to attempt fixing a spinal fluid leak caused by the first surgery. However, the second surgery was unsuccessful as well. Months after that procedure, Kerr suffered from low back pain and nerve pain, as well as blurry vision, and neck pain. Months later Kerr was once again under the knife in search of the continuing cerebrospinal fluid leak as his battle with failed back surgery continues.