Intervertebral discs are the cushions of cartilage in between every vertebra in the spine. If the spine experiences even the smallest amount of trauma it can then rupture, cause inflammation, or bulge the disc. Numbness and tingling in the bilateral extremities, with radiating pain, is a common sign of someone with degenerative disc disease, even worse if the disease is irritating adjacent nerve roots.

Not many of us have heard of Plantar Fasciitis, let alone know what it is. Have you? No, not me, until I was diagnosed with it! Wish I have never heard of this, does it ring a bell?

Chiropractics are unique in their techniques and approach in patient treatment due to their focus on spinal adjustment. Through the use of manipulation and mobilization chiropractic medicine helps individuals re-align their spine and joints while helping to serve in an effort to relieve pressure in both. Chiropractic manipulation is the sudden movement of the joint beyond its normal parameters in an effort to suddenly reduce pressure, while mobilization is a slow gradual movement within the parameters in an effort to slowly relieve pressure in the joint.

Stress can be a serious condition if it remains untreated. It can cause anxiety attacks, heart disease, or general pain and stiffness. One of the best options to relieving stress is chiropractic adjustments.

If spine surgery is done for the right reasons, the initial result may be fantastic. For instance if the patient has a herniated disc and exhausts conservative treatment then a discectomy procedure may give excellent results very quickly. Studies actually show that results after a discectomy are well over 90% excellent. But what about those patients that have a great result initially and then those results deteriorate over time? Why does that happen?