How do we Determine a Disc Injury?

The key to diagnosing a disc that has bulged or ruptured causing pain or back problems is the combination of a few things. We can determine a lot from an MRI image, for example, but this is just one test.

Here’s an analogy: We can predict with relative certainty if someone is lying by having them take a lie detector test. Why can’t we then use this in court? The answer is that there may be a small percentage of tests that come out incorrect- maybe someone can beat the test, maybe on rare occasions it doesn’t really work or is unable to be read clearly, who knows. The bottom line is that you don’t want to put someone in jail for life if they didn’t do it! Same goes for reading an MRI. I don’t want to recommend someone to see the surgeon if the pain or problem doesn’t warrant it.

Some doctors or even surgeons may see an MRI and say “Back Surgery.” However, the good ones won’t dare to cut someone’s back without combining the pictures with an exam and the patient’s history. You really need all of these things. So, if your doctor gets your history and MRI, but doesn’t do an exam, this is not the best. Or, if he does an exam but doesn’t get the patient’s history … same thing.

I have found we need all of these things to really make a determination. Patient’s come to our office for DRX Spinal Decompression and the same holds true. Now, don’t get me wrong, spinal decompression is nothing like surgery. DRX 9000 spinal decompression is safe, non-surgical, and very successful, but I don’t want to treat someone with it that I don’t think is a candidate for the DRX 9000. So, call our office so we can fully examine your case to see if the DRX 9000 may be your answer to lower back pain or sciatica.

The Glastonbury Chiropractor is located in central Connecticut, in Glastonbury, Near East Hartford- CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. Call our chiropractic office at 860-633-8756 to schedule an appointment and to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression


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• The Differences in Various Lumbar Conditions
  
• Heat vs Ice For Lower Back Pain Relief
  
• Is Your Lower Back Pain Or Leg Pain The Result Of A Lumbar Radiculopathy?
  
• Non Surgical Spinal Decompression in Connecticut
• Contact the Glastonbury Chiropractor

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Lower Back Pain Relief with the DRX 9000

The first stage of care for our back pain patients is to get them pain and symptom relief. The DRX 9000 gets this process going quickly by helping to expand and re-hydrate the discs. This is accompanied by rest at home, drinking more water, wearing a back support belt, and using ice.


The second stage of back pain relief is joint and muscle motion. We start with a series of stretches and start to get our patients doing simple activities like walking. Interferential electric muscle stimulation is also used to help release muscle adhesions and increase blood flow.


The last stage is muscle strengthening. Walking not only promotes joint motion and blood flow, but it also helps to strengthen the core. This is essential to keeping our back healthy and strong. We also utilize some back strengthening exercises as well as balance and proprioceptive exercises.


If you have any questions about DRX 9000 Spinal Decompression, or to find out if you may be a candidate for this treatment, visit http://www.ctbackdr.com/.


CT Spine and Disc Center is located in central Connecticut- Specializing in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. Call us at 860-633-8756 to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression

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• The Differences in Various Lumbar Disc Conditions
  
• Heat vs Ice for Lower Back Pain Relief
  
• Lower Back Rehab: A vital tool to keep back pain away
  
• Two tips to avoid back pain
  
• What is Non Surgical Spinal Decompression: FAQ's
• Research about Non Surgical Spinal Decompression

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Connecticut Spinal Decompression – A Very Advanced form of Lower Back Traction

Spinal Decompression looks a lot like traction, however it is much more than a traction machine. The way decompression differs is that it creates a suction effect in the spine, which pulls any bulged or herniated discs back into place. Once done consistently, the disc material will stay there and the body has a chance to heal the outer fibers of the disc.

All traction really does is stretch you. This opens the holes that the nerves come out of usually giving some relief. The problem is that when one goes back to gravity (gets done with traction) the pressure on the nerves returns and therefore the pain comes back.

For more information on advanced back traction visit: Spinal Decompression Connecticut!

CT Spine and Disc Center is located in central Connecticut- Specializing in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. Call us at 860-633-8756 to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression

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• What Kind of Doctor is using Spinal Decompression
  
• Chronic Lower Back Pain Is On the Rise, What Are Your Treatment Options?I don't have pain.But I Have Constant Numbness and Tingling In My Legs. Can Deocompression Help?
  
• Understanding Non Surgical Spinal Decompression: FAQ's
  
• Research about Non Surgical Spinal Decompression
  

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Consumer Reports says: "Chiropractor Best Choice For Back Pain Relief!"

Consumer Reports lists chiropractors as your best choice for back pain relief.
When compared to seeing your medical doctor (treatment with medication), survey respondents said they were more likely to be “highly satisfied” with their chiropractic doctor.

Here are some of the great things about seeing your chiropractor:

1)Chiropractic care is safe and drug free- the chiropractic adjustments allow the body to function like it should by freeing up nerves from pressure. This allows the body to heal itself. Basically it is the body healing from the inside-out, not outside-in like with medications. Which, by the way, have harmful side effects too. Not to mention, for severe back pain sufferers, some are given very strong, even addictive medications.
2)The chiropractors at CT Spine incorporate therapies (stim, ice, muscle massage) and stretches, or exercises, to help with your condition or back pain. Often times without removing nerve pressure (the chiropractic adjustments do this) the body does not heal. So you can have physical therapy and get instructions for home exercises, but they may do more harm than help.
3)Because chiropractors use natural methods of treatment (adjustments, natural therapies, nutrition, muscle work) they take the time to listen, and are often open to newer, non-traditional treatments to help with your pain. One example of this is using the DRX 9000. For more information on CT DRX 9000 or CT Spinal Decompression visit CTSPINEDR.COM.


CT Spine and Disc Center is located in central Connecticut- Specializing in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. Call us at 860-633-8756 to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression

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• Consumer Reports Survey
  
• How Does Chiropractic Care Help Your Discs
  
• Youtube video: Patient on Spinal decompression
  

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What Kind of Doctor Using Spinal Decompression?

In my experience it has been mostly chiropractors that use it. I have also seen it used in an orthopedics office, neurologist’s office, pain clinic and a multidisciplinary clinic (those clinics that have a variety of Doctors such as chiropractors, medical doctors and physical therapists that work together).


It tends to be Doctors that use more of a natural approach as non-surgical spinal decompression is just that- non-surgical. Its helps the body do its own healing without masking the pain with medications. Don’t get me wrong however, sometimes medications help get through the acute phases of pain if unbearable.


It does take some looking around because there are so many doctors and so many specialists to begin with not to mention each may practice a certain way.


Since chiropractors don’t give prescription medications to their patients they tend to be more knowledgeable of the various natural treatments like drx9000 non surgical spinal decompression.


Most surgeons do surgery and most M.D. and D.O’s treat their patients with medications regularly. This isn’t always the case however, and whatever Dr you go to should refer you to the appropriate practitioner when necessary.


At the CT Spine and Disc Center in Glastonbury CT, our Doctors are trained in specialized testing procedures for patients suffering with lower back pain from disc herniation, disc herniation, disc bulging and sciatica. Call our central Connecticut office at (860) 633-8756 to see if you will be a candidate.


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• Low Back and Leg Pain Relief…Treatments available for your Sciatica
  
• Chronic Lower Back Pain Is On the Rise: What are your Treatment Options
  
• Are you a Candidate for Non Surgical Spinal Decompression ?
  
• How Does Non Surgical Spinal Decompression Work, and what Research has been done?
  
• Dr.Bellinger’s Chronic Lower Back Pain Blog
  

How does DRX 9000 Spinal Decompression work?

Just recently, a patient reminded me of an analogy I used to use to explain the decompression process. He said his therapist told him this to explain decompression:

It was the toothpaste tube analogy. A disc that bulges, slips, or herniates is like the tooth paste being squeezed out of the tube.

If you injure your disc, a herniation or protruded disc is much like toothpaste coming out of the tube. Normally it should stay in place, but when severely injured, a leak or leaks can occur. Imagine pushing on the tube so some toothpaste comes out. Now imagine instead of squeezing that tube, you pull from the bottom and the top. What happens? That toothpaste that was coming out gets retracted or pulled back in.

What happens with the decompression is that it first stretches the spine, and with muscles and ligaments relaxed, it creates enough of a force to suction the disc material (toothpaste) back into place between the spinal bones.

This is what really makes non-surgical spinal decompression unique and much more successful than simply traction. Yes there is a traction aspect to decompression, but that is really only part of the equation.

DRX 9000 Decompression is very unique in the way it pulls. It is able to keep the muscles and ligaments along the spine relaxed, thus allowing a pull much more magnified than standard traction.

Wait, you say! … I can’t imagine getting pulled with much more force than the traction I had at physical therapy. Actually, with the decompression, even though the pull is magnified, you hardly feel a thing. The machine keeps the muscles relaxed through a specialized pull and feedback mechanism.

So next time you brush your teeth, think of that tube of toothpaste and how you stretch it out to suck the extra paste back into the tube, and you’ll realize how decompression helps heal that disc.

CT Spine and Disc Center is located in central Connecticut- Specializing in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. Call us at 860-633-8756 to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression

Additional Reading Resources:

• I Don’t Have Pain- But I have Constant Numbness and Tingling in my Lower Legs. Can Decompression help?
  
• How is spinal decompression different from the traction that I tried
  
• Understanding Non Surgical Spinal Decompression: FAQ's
  
• Research about Non Surgical Spinal Decompression

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I Don’t Have Pain- But I have Constant Numbness and Tingling in my Lower Legs. Can Decompression help?

Short answer: Yes. Possibly. The first step with any case we take on is to do a thorough work up to determine where and what the problem is. This usually includes checking range of motion, and doing orthopedic and neurological test specifically for the lumbar spine. This combined with any x-rays, MRI, and CT reports and learning more about the patients exact symptoms and restrictions in daily activities will help us determine our course of action.

We have been able to help more people than we ever thought we could using the Drx 9000Non surgical Decompression treatment. It has truly been a wonderful addition to our Glastonbury practice. To learn more about non surgical treatments for lower back pain visit www.CTBackDr.com

CT Spine and Disc Center is located in central Connecticut- Specializing in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. Call us at 860-633-8756 to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression

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• Understanding A Disc Problem with a Jelly Donut: Herniated Disc or Slipped Disc?
  
• Non Surgical Spinal Decompression - How is this different from the Traction I tried?
  
• Herniated Or Bulging Disc? Get Help Before It's Too Late!
  
• Understanding Non Surgical Spinal Decompression: FAQ's
  
• Research about Non Surgical Spinal Decompression
  

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