Largo Disc Herniations Can Go Away
“You have a disc herniation.” does not have to strike fear in you. Conservative care helps lessen pain and even shrink the disc herniation. Surgery is not always necessary. Conservative care appeared to reduce disc herniation and its associated back pain. Hollstrom & Associates Inc utilizes gentle spinal manipulation as part of the general Largo chiropractic treatment plan.
DISC HERNIATIONS RESORB, GO AWAY, WITH CONSERVATIVE CARE: 70.39% WITHIN 6 MONTHS
A recent research meta-analysis report, the top-level review of medical literature on a specific topic, detailed 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 ranged from 13.33% to 87.77%. The resorption rate was higher for a ruptured, non-contained disc (fragment) than a contained disc. Resorption rates differed by country from 60.68% in China to 83.52% in Korea. (The US resorption rate was 61.66%.) The report said that the resorption process primarily happened within 6 months of conservative treatment. (1) Another study of patient clinical outcomes in one care center were evaluated for response to treatment of giant lumbar disc herniations. 41% of these patients’ "giant lumbar" discs showed resorption within 6 months, 37% in 6-12 months, and 32% after a year. The range of time for resorption was 1 month to 8 years. 59% of those who went through conservative care had greater than 30% resorption. 25% experienced greater than 50% resorption. The authors of this study stated that as long as there is no sign of progressive neurological deficit or cauda equina syndrome, conservative care was preferred as resorption was more likely with these disc protrusions that were in the spinal canal. (2) Hollstrom & Associates Inc concurs that in the absence of nerve injury and/or cauda equina symptoms, conservative treatment - like our gentle, safe chiropractic spinal manipulation - is helpful. Starting with the initial, complete examination of symptoms to the care at each visit, our Largo back pain and neck pain patients with disc herniations often report relief and a reduction in their fear of their disc herniation and its effect 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 illustrates his use of The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management to help a patient with a large disc herniation.
Make your Largo chiropractic appointment soon. We’re here to lessen your fear of a disc herniation and help you realize relief of neck and back pain!
