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Low Back Pain: Where Is My Pain Coming From?

We have been helping patients with low back pain and sciatica in San Francisco for almost  20 years now, so we know first hand about the many causes of back pain and how to diagnose them. Low back pain can … Continue reading

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Herniated Disc? What happens if you do nothing?

We have been providing treatment for herniated discs in San Francisco for about 20 years now. During this time we have learned much. About 7 years ago we added nonsurgical spinal decompression to our treatment protocols. A while later deep … Continue reading

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When should you have an MRI of the Neck?

We have been treating cervical disc herniations at our San Francisco Spinal Decompression Clinic since 1992. Most of the time we are the ones to refer a patient out for a cervical MRI, which is the gold standard diagnostic tool … Continue reading

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Spinal Decompression: Finish what you start!

We have helped thousands of herniated disc patients at our San Francisco Spinal Decompression Center return to more normal lives. State laws prevent me from posting spinal decompression success rates, but I certainly would if I could. The machine we … Continue reading

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Cervical Decompression for Herniated Discs in the Neck

Nonsurgical spinal decompression to the cervical spine has become a very popular treatment option for herniated disc patients. After-all, who wouldn’t want to avoid neck surgery. The machine we use at our San Francisco Spinal Decompression Center is the DRX9000c. … Continue reading

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What does spinal decompression do?

Nonsurgical spinal decompression is often times misunderstood…even by medical doctors and spine experts. Some say it’s just fancy traction. Others say it’s a complete waste of money. Well…all I can say is “everyone is entitled to their own opinion”.  But … 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 Spinal Decompression a Permanent Fix?

Spinal Decompression Therapy has gained a lot of popularity of late…primarily because of world-wide favorable treatment outcomes. Nonsurgical disc decompression is performed on a machine such as the DRX9000 (lumbar decompression) or the DRX9000c (cervical decompression) systems. Spinal decompression machines … Continue reading

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San Francisco Spinal Decompression

Our San Francisco Spinal Decompression Center is located at One Embarcadero Center in the downtown SF Financial District in zip code 94111. We are two blocks from the Ferry Building. We are open 6 days per week (M-F 9-6, Sat … 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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