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Most People with a Herniated Disc Don’t Know

We have been providing treatment for disc herniations in San Francisco for over 20 years. During this time we have learned much, in our own clinics, and from the research community. Did you know that disc herniations are common. In … Continue reading

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Can Spinal Decompression Help a Pinched Nerve?

A Pinched Nerve is mostly the result of a herniated or bulging disc in the neck or low back. Nerves can also be pinched or irritated by acute muscle spasms secondary to acute trauma or chronic overuse. Vertebral Subluxations of … Continue reading

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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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A Herniated Disc Often Times Leads to More Herniated Discs

We have been providing treatment for herniated discs in San Francisco for almost 20 years now. Herniated discs in the lumbar spine are very common. Herniated discs in the cervical spine are less common. Herniated discs in the thoracic spine … 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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Can Spinal Decompression Help Lumbar Stenosis?

We have been helping patients with lumbar stenosis at our San Francisco Spinal Decompression Center since 1994. Lumbar Stenosis by definition means that there is a physical obstruction in either the spinal canal where the spinal cord is, or in … 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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Is it Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or a Disc Herniation in the Neck?

Carpal tunnel syndrome or, CTS, causes pain and/or numbness into the hand and because it’s so common, CTS is often the first and the last diagnosis a doctor makes when a patient presents with these symptoms. The purpose of this … Continue reading

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Low Back Pain and Vitamin D

There are many causes of low back pain (LBP).  Most of us can think of the time we bent over to lift a child, the heavy tongue of a trailer, a 5-gallon pail of water, or maybe simply sneezed too … 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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