Disc Injuries

There are a number of causes, but disc injuries are a response to stress. Stress comes in the form of physical, chemical or emotional causes. Frequently people think that their disc injury is a pinched nerve, this can happen, but is not common. The primary cause is a lack of movement in an area of the spine. This causes the disc to wear down and to degenerate or bulge or herniate. These are compensatory responses to the primary issue of imbalance in your body that your nervous system is controlling. The second cause is from an overload injury of too much weight being lifted or being in poor ergonomic position when lifting. Sometimes disc injuries are a response to chronic stress on the body and the disc slowly breaks down until you have the pain suddenly come out of nowhere. It can also come on suddenly after a car accident and experiencing whiplash or slip and fall.

Some people self-medicate with Excedrin, Advil, Tylenol or may use a massage gun or actual therapist. They may even consult with their primary care doctor, orthopedic, neurologist that may recommend muscle relaxers, nerve medication or even surgery. These don’t get to the root cause of the disc injury, but help suppress the symptoms that commonly return. For those dealing with a disc injury and not looking for a “chiropractor near me” that want to do things on their own there is a DIY guide for you here.

Are you frustrated or concerned and looking to avoid medication, surgery or just wanting to get your life back? We focus on how your nervous system is functioning and communicating with your body by looking for imbalance and interference. If there are imbalances present in the nervous system how can your body function correctly? It can’t and that is when you have problems from too much movement or too little movement and show up in the form of a disc injury. If you are looking for treatment options for a disc injury, chiropractic helps restore balance to your body, so you can function the way you are designed to and be your best!

If you are looking for a Denver chiropractor you can schedule here for your complimentary consultation for your disc injury to find the relief you deserve.

We first start with a complementary phone consultation to get a better idea of what is going on and if what you have would be a good fit with our office. If it seems that we will be able to help you, the second step will be to schedule an appointment for you where we will do our testing process and evaluate where your body is out of balance. Third, we will let you know what the best steps will be for you and what you are dealing with after these tests. Fourth we will then go over your recommendations for care to address what is causing your problem.

Our goal is to get you feeling better as quickly as possible, for some people that may take days and some it may take weeks. The foundation of what we do in the office is the chiropractic adjustment. When appropriate we will also include corrective and strengthening exercises and stretches. We also make lifestyle recommendations to help incorporate better ergonomics, sleep routines, food choices, nutrition and more.