A herniated disc can cause pain in your lower back and even your neck. This pain can radiate to other areas of your body, including your shoulders, arms, legs, or feet.
While over-the-counter pain relievers can help, they certainly don’t fix the problem. Fortunately, at Family & Sport Chiropractic, we have effective options for disc herniation treatment in North Liberty.
These treatments work together to reduce pain and restore mobility, so you can be back on your feet in no time. To learn more about how we treat disc injuries, read this blog.
What Is a Disc?
Your spine is made up of interlocking bones, known as vertebrae, which surround and protect your spinal cord. Discs sit in between each vertebrae to provide stability, range of motion, and shock absorption. They have a hard outer shell that protects a jelly-like substance contained inside of them, which gives them the ability to support your vertebrae.
What Is a Herniated Disc?
A herniated disc occurs when the hard outer shell weakens, allowing the jelly-like substance to ooze out and come in contact with spinal nerves. It can cause pain, numbness, and tingling sensations. This can happen from age-related wear and tear, injury, muscle atrophy, or poor posture. While a herniated disc may heal on its own, the longer you wait to receive treatment, the worse your situation could be.
How Do You Treat a Herniated Disc?
We combine chiropractic care with ozone therapy.
Chiropractic Care
When our spine specialists align your vertebrae, they can relieve pressure related to the herniated disc. We typically recommend 5 sessions for reduced pain and improved mobility, with ongoing maintenance to prevent your spine from compressing again.
Ozone Therapy
Ozone therapy is a form of regenerative medicine that increases oxygen levels in your body to ease pain, reduce inflammation, and improve wound healing. This therapy can shrink the disc that’s causing you pain, which lessens the pressure on surrounding nerves.
Better Together
We can perform your spinal alignment with ozone therapy on the same day to accelerate healing and streamline the process. Your provider will give you more information during your initial consultation.
Alleviate Pain With Our Team
Our disc herniation treatment in North Liberty is backed by scientific studies and has been proven effective. We offer free consultations, so it never hurts to chat with us about your pain and how to free you from it. To learn more, you can request a consultation or try our treatment planning tool.
