Disc Injury in Burien WA?

disc injury can be helped by a chiropractor

Have you been told that you have a slipped disc or a disc injury? Slipped or injured discs can vary from slight to severe, but most will require at least some attention from a trained chiropractor. It's important that you understand your condition and what it means for you, and a licensed Burien WA chiropractor can help you develop the best treatment option for you.

The little pads that lie between your vertebrae are called the intervertebral discs. Each disc has a tough outer ring and a soft gel-like center, like a jelly doughnut. Your discs both join, separate, and protect your vertebrae from trauma. These discs serve as cushions or shock absorbers so that the bones don’t make contact with each other as you move. Without these discs we would literally be unable to move our upper torso.


Disc Injury Diagnosis in Burien WA

If you are diagnosed with a protruding disc, it means that the gel has pushed out or is bulging due to injury, and is asymmetrical in different places. This may result in pinching and irritation of the nerve roots at that point, with varying levels of pain.

A herniated disc happens when the disc material ruptures to the point that the gel pushes outward. This can also cause severe pain and numbness due to the irritation of the nerves and can be very serious in many cases.

A disc extrusion is the worst type of disc injury. Essentially, the gel inside the disc balloons into the area outside the vertebrae or breaks off from the disc. This can lead to incredible back pain and can severely limit your range of motion.


Disc Herniation

The herniation of a disc is often extremely painful. It is a common event and can be complicated by poor posture and lifting or bending improperly. The disc of the spine acts a cushion on the spinal column and helps to protect the spinal cord. If the disc is injured, the tissue of the disc can tear, leading to great pain, disability, numbness, and tingling.

Unfortunately, many turn to surgery to fix this problem, which in turn, causes the need for more surgeries. This ultimately leads to a fusion surgery which greatly decreases one's mobile functioning level. At One Source, we have a non-surgical solution to your disc herniation.


Care Options

If you have injured discs, don't despair, there are options. With proper care, an injured or damaged disc may be restored to health. With a combination of a healthy diet, low-impact exercise, and warm and cold compresses, the pain can be lessened or even completely removed.

Unfortunately, in some cases of disc injury surgery may be the only option for treatment. The problem tissue will be removed by the surgery (a discectomy), which will remove the pressure on nearby tissue and nerves. With nearly half of a million discectomies performed each year, this procedure is fairly common and minimally invasive.

If you're suffering from back pain that you believe is caused by a disc injury, call our chiropractic team today at One Source Chiropractic to set up a consultation. The sooner you take control of your health the more options you will have for treatment.

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One Source Chiropractic

15217 1st Ave S
Burien, WA 98148

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