Williamson Disc Herniations Can Go Away
“You have a disc herniation.” does not have to strike fear in you. Conservative care helps reduce pain and even reduce the disc herniation. Surgery is not always necessary. Conservative care appeared to shrink disc herniation and its related back pain. Apple Country Chiropractic uses gentle spinal manipulation as part of the overall Williamson chiropractic treatment plan.
DISC HERNIATIONS RESORB, GO AWAY, WITH CONSERVATIVE CARE: 70.39% WITHIN 6 MONTHS
A new research meta-analysis report, the top-level review of medical literature on a given topic, reported on the spontaneous resorption of a lumbar disc herniation with conservative treatment. In 31 studies, the researchers revealed that the overall resorption rate was 70.39%. By type of disc, resorption rates varied from 13.33% to 87.77%. The resorption rate was higher for a ruptured, non-contained disc (fragment) than a contained disc. Resorption rates varied by country from 60.68% in China to 83.52% in Korea. (The US resorption rate was 61.66%.) The report concluded that the resorption process mainly occurred within 6 months of conservative treatment. (1) Another study regarding patient clinical outcomes in one treatment center were evaluated for response to care of giant lumbar disc herniations. 41% of these patients’ "giant lumbar" discs appeared on imaging to have resorbed within 6 months, 37% in 6-12 months, and 32% after 12 months. The timespan for resorption was 1 month to 8 years. 59% of those who went through conservative care had more than 30% resorption. 25% had greater than 50% resorption. The authors of this study wrote that as long as there is no sign of progressive neurological deficit or cauda equina syndrome, conservative care was preferred as resorption was more probable with these disc protrusions that extended into the spinal canal. (2) Apple Country Chiropractic agrees that when there is no sign of nerve injury and/or cauda equina symptoms, conservative treatment - like our gentle, safe chiropractic spinal manipulation - is effective. Starting with the initial, thorough examination of symptoms to the care at every visit, our Williamson back pain and neck pain patients with disc herniations often get relief and a decrease in their fear of their disc herniation and its impact on their life.
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Listen to this PODCAST with Dr Coleman Cormier on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he describes his use of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to help a patient with a large disc herniation.
Make your Williamson chiropractic appointment today. We’re here to contain your fear of a disc herniation and help you find back pain and neck pain relief!
