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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

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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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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

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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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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

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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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When to consider Spinal Decompression

We consult with hundreds of herniated disc patients every year at our San Francisco Spinal Decompression Center. Many choose to move forward with spinal decompression…many decide to wait…or to try something covered by their insurance. That’s right, nonsurgical spinal decompression … 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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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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Can Spinal Decompression Help Spinal Stenosis?

Spinal stenosis is narrowing of the spinal column that can cause pressure on the spinal cord, or spinal nerves, by narrowing the opening of the spinal canal or neural foramina, where spinal nerves leave the spinal column. This usually occurs … Continue reading

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