If you have degenerative disc disease you know the pain it can cause. The areas where the degeneration occurs the pain can feel so intense you may wonder if you are simply broken.

What is degenerative disc disease?

It’s a disease where the spine breaks down and loses its flexibility. It is the #1 cause of back pain. Discs that act like cushions wear down and cause friction and resulting pain.

What causes it?

Physically demanding repetitive jobs, falls, accidents, misalignment and wear and tear, smoking, bad posture over time. As the condition progresses the discs may bugle or even herniate.

The good news is that there most certainly is help, and it lies in chiropractic treatment. In many cases, even just the first treatment can bring some level of relief.

The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation conducted a study with 40 male participants ages 30-40. All had diagnoses of degenerative lumbar disease. They were split into two groups. One given a placebo treatment and the other spinal manipulation. The results showed that the group receiving the spinal manipulations recovered far more quickly.

What are the presenting symptoms?

• Debilitating Pain
• Numbness
• Tingling

All may radiate from the affected area

How it's treated

Chiropractic spinal manipulation (adjustments), exercise, decompression therapy, manual therapy, massage and trigger point therapy, ultrasound, ice, heat and interferential electro-therapy as well. These have all been shown, especially when used in conjunction, to help reduce pain and even prevent further impairment.

Don’t live with pain. I have treated many patients with degeneration of the pelvis and hip joints. It starts as a simple misalignment of the pelvis. When the pelvic bones misalign, the hips cannot ride in the hip sockets like it was designed.

The first symptom is hip pain, then bursitis, osteoarthritis, eventually hip replacement. It can be prevented!

Come visit Chiropractor Bonita Springs / Nutrition Specialists of Florida www.chiropractorbonitasprings.com or call (239) 947-1177.