Tag Archives: low back pain

Is Spinal Decompression Painful?

We have been offering spinal decompression services in San Francisco for about 8 years now. During this time we have performed over 15,000 spinal decompression treatments to the neck and low back…so we have a nice sampling to draw certain … Continue reading

Posted in DRX9000, Herniated Disc | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Is Maintenance Chiropractic for Chronic Low Back Pain Effective?

When people think of chiropractic, they immediately think of low back pain and are often surprised to find out that chiropractic can benefit many conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tennis elbow, rotator cuff tears, as well as hip, knee, … Continue reading

Posted in Chiropractic | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Degenerative Disc Disease, DRX9000, Herniated Disc, Spinal Stenosis | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Low Back Pain and Spinal Manipulation: How Does it Work?

For many years, Chiropractic has been at the forefront of treating low back pain (LBP) with both greater patient satisfaction and less lost time at work when compared to other non-surgical treatment approaches. There have been many explanations as to … Continue reading

Posted in Degenerative Disc Disease, Herniated Disc | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Low Back Pain & Patient Education

Patient education is a very important aspect of caring for our patients. In fact, it can be one of the most important aspects of care. For example, when patients present with a brand new injury and pain levels are off … Continue reading

Posted in DRX9000, Herniated Disc | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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

Posted in Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Can Spinal Decompression Help Sciatica?

One of the more common causes of sciatica…which is pain, numbness, or tingling in the leg, due to nerve compression, is a herniated or bulging lumbar disc. When a patient presents with sciatica at our San Francisco Spinal Decompression Center, … Continue reading

Posted in DRX9000, Herniated Disc, Sciatica | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Herniated Disc, Sciatica | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Scoliosis and Spinal Decompression

We have been providing Spinal Decompression Therapy in San Francisco for over 6 years now, and the results have been outstanding. Some low back pain patients present with  scoliosis and have special concerns so we thought we would address some … Continue reading

Posted in Degenerative Disc Disease, DRX9000 | Tagged , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

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

Posted in DRX9000, Herniated Disc | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments