Thursday, December 18, 2008

Is Your Pain The Result of A Herniated Disc?

By Randall Pruitt, DC, DACNB, DAAPM, MUAC, CES-NASM

Some people can have a herniated disc and not know it, while others suffer extreme pain that can often only be relieved by spinal decompression.

Obtaining an examination, history review, MRI or X-ray studies and undergoing other tests my be helpful in determining if a herniated disc is to blame for your back pain.

Treating herniated discs, degenerative discs and bulging discs in the greater Phoenix Arizona area is very routine. The reason is because the majority of all back pain is as a results of disc related problems.

If you suspect you might need herniated disc treatments in Arizona, there's no real way for you to diagnose yourself. Only your doctor can be certain about what's causing your back pain. But there are some signs that can point toward your pain being caused by a herniated disc. If the pain only occurs in certain positions, while other positions offer some relief, it could be a bulged disc. If the pain flares when you cough or sneeze (which causes a quick burst of pressure) a herniated disc could be the culprit.

You may want to look into spinal decompression, as many of Arizona back pain sufferers are starting to do. Treatments like the DRX9000 are becoming much more popular with Phoenix doctors and recommendations for this treatment are more common.

Many physicians in Arizona are beginning to think that these treatments can provide valuable relief to many chronic sufferers who have tried everything. The problem with being sure that a disc may be the culprit is that there are no obvious symptoms that can be completely determined to be from a disc.

The lack of outward signs in many cases of back pain lead to the ordering of an MRI. This in turn can show if the disc has a bulge or worse, a herniation. This is the time when spinal decompression in an Arizona Clinic with the DRX9000 would be most beneficial. - 15343

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