Surgery

With the DRX9000 Orange County technology, treatment of herniated and degenerative discs can be done without surgery. If you are like many who suffer from chronic neck and back pain, you have probably tried several prescribed remedies to help ease your discomfort: frequent bed rest, high doses of pain medication. Irvine Chiropractor says that if your level of activity has significantly reduced because of chronic back pain, surgery is not your only option. Irvine Chiropractor offers spinal decompression therapy with state of the art technology, which has the ability to cater to Medical Doctors / Chiropractors and has proven to be extremely effective in ... Read Full Story

Today, spine care specialists and surgeons can perform a variety of minimally invasive spine surgery procedures on all areas of the spine, including the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral areas. Some of the most common procedures include but are not limited to: Minimally invasive spine surgical procedures also offer treatments for microsurgical treatment of herniated discs, lumbar spinal stenosis, spinal fusion, scoliosis, compression fractures, osteoporosis, and in the treatment of spinal tumors, vertebral fractures and more. Artificial disc replacement (ADR) is the process through which an artificial structure replaces the defective or damaged disc in the spinal column, providing support, cushioning and improvement in ... Read Full Story

For the C6 nerve root to be affected, there must be something going on in between C5 and C6 vertebrae (bones). AkA: a C5-C6 disc herniation or C5-C6 disc bulge The C6 nerve root has a motor, sensory and reflex component. This means that they control your muscles, your sensations and your reflexes. If there is a herniation or a bulge at this level, it can result in weakness, numbness and tingling as well as pain. Lets look at these 3 components for the C6 nerve root, the most common location for a disc herniation. What muscles are affected? If the C6 nerve root ... Read Full Story

Failed back surgery syndrome is the term used to describe recurring or persistent pain in the back or legs following a lumbar spine surgery. Often, surgery is used to fix an anatomical problem, such as a herniated disc pushing on a nerve. Unfortunately, even in the hands of the most skilled surgeon, some patients will continue to have pain after the anatomical problem has been repaired. The exact number of patients who continue to suffer pain is not clear, but more surgeries appear to increase the risk of this condition. There are many reasons why patients may continue to have pain. Low back pain ... Read Full Story

We’ve been treating back pain in our San Antonio spine clinic for several years now, and one thing is for certain: chronic back pain is incredibly common and due to the failure of the typical treatments, a large number of people are living in pain needlessly. The most commonly utilized treatments for chronic back pain have a poor success rate statisitically, but new treatment methods are now providing relief for even back pain sufferers who have suffered for many years. One of these new breakthroughs that we use in our San Antonio office is spinal decompression. Spinal decompression is a high-tech form of spinal ... Read Full Story