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A spinal disc herniation (prolapsus disci intervertebralis), informally and misleadingly called a “slipped disc“, is a medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring (annulus fibrosus) of an intervertebral disc (discus intervertebralis) allows the soft, central portion (nucleus pulposus) to bulge out. Tears are almost always posterior-ipsilateral in nature owing to the presence of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the spinal canal. This tear in the disc ring may result in the release of inflammatory chemical mediators which may directly cause severe pain, even in the absence of nerve root compression (see “chemical radiculitis” below). This is the rationale for the use of anti-inflammatory treatments for pain associated with disc herniation, protrusion, bulge, or disc tear.

It is normally a further development of a previously existing disc protrusion, a condition in which the outermost layers of the annulus fibrosus are still intact, but can bulge when the disc is under pressure.

The difference between a Herniated Disc and a Bulging Disc is that a Herniation is a Chronic Condition.

Disc Injuries are typically not responsive to traditional Chiropractic Care, Physical Therapy, and Surgeries are Largely Ineffective and Dangerous for this condition.   

Spinal Decompression combined WITH a SPECIFIC type of Physical Therapy called the PETTIBON SYSTEM produces phenomenal results in a relatively short period of time.

I have helped many who suffer from this condition using a non-drug, non-surgical solution  in our office.

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