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When to consider spinal decompression

About 80% of the general population will experience a serious bout of low back pain at some point in their lives.  A certain percentage of these people will develop chronic low back pain…which is back pain that persists for over … Continue reading

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Degenerative Disc Disease…What Causes It?

Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) for the most part is the result of abnormal wear and tear of the spinal discs in the lumbar and cervical spine. This is usually the result of misalignment’s in the spine. There is an optimum … Continue reading

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Low Back Pain and Spondylolisthesis

Low back pain can arise from many conditions, one of which is a mouthful: Spondylolisthesis. The term was coined in 1854 from the Greek words, “spondylo” for vertebrae and “olisthesis” for slip. These “slips” most commonly occur in the low … Continue reading

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How To Finally Get Rid Of Your Sciatica!

Sciatica, or pain down the leg, is a very common symptom of a pinched nerve in the low back (lumbar spine). There are varying degrees of sciatica from mild to severe. Other symptoms in the leg such as numbness and … Continue reading

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Is Degenerative Disc Disease Hereditary?

When a back pain patient with degenerative disc disease first sees their own x-rays, they often ask “is that really me…how did that happen?”  The next question is usually “can disc degeneration be hereditary?”  These are both very good questions. … Continue reading

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Do Disc Bulges Become Disc Herniations?

We have been providing treatment for bulging and herniated discs in downtown San Francisco for almost 20 years now. One of the more common questions that comes up is what is the difference between a bulging and herniated disc, and … Continue reading

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Can Spinal Decompression Help Degenerative Disc Disease?

Degenerative Disc Disease is fairly common with aging…along with most other degenerative processes. However, it is possible to slow down the progression of spinal disc degeneration and in some cases actually reverse it with nonsurgical spinal decompression. When the bones … Continue reading

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Is Spinal Disc Decompression Safe?

We have been providing disc decompression therapy in downtown San Francisco for 6 years now. It is not uncommon for herniated disc patients who are considering non-surgical spinal decompression as a treatment option to be concerned about safety. After-all, many … Continue reading

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Best Treatment for Sciatica from a Pinched Nerve

Sciatica means pain down the leg. The Sciatic Nerve is the largest nerve in the body. It can be as large as the diameter of a quarter at it’s largest point in some people. It is formed from branches of … Continue reading

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Decompression Therapy with the DRX9000

We have been providing treatment for herniated discs in San Francisco for almost 20 years now at our San Francisco Spinal Decompression Center.  About six years ago we introduced spinal decompression therapy with the DRX9000. The DRX9000 is a computerized … Continue reading

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