Herniated Disks...

If you have been diagnosed with a herniated disk, most likely it was from an MRI. Be warned that 80% of the population on MRI has disk herniations. It is the clinical skill of the doctor who must determine if the disk herniation or prolapse if causing your symptoms. You can not automatically assume just because your MRI shows disk herniations that is why you are in pain.

There is a good chance, but not always.

When patients have disk herniations, the first thing they usually go through is physical therapy.

For a lot of people, this works. For the unfortunate who have more damage to the disk, they must seek some other treatment. This can be anything from spinal injections to chiropractic care to spinal decompression.

Suffering with a disk herniation for a number of years often causes other disks to be worn out as well.

Obviously this takes time, years. Again, if you suffer with disk herniations, it is important to do something about early when it is first diagnosed. Think of a tooth ache. If you were to go to the dentist and get it fixed life would be great. However, if you put it off, you will have some intense pain not only in your mouth but in your pocket book as well. Moral here...don't delay in getting help.

Dr. Augustine has been providing Spinal Decompression to his patients since December 2005 for people suffering from disk herniations. It all happened by accident. He was involved in a severe car accident and he was searching for answers. After exhaustive research, he talked to a fellow doctor who already has spinal decompression in his office. Long story short, Dr. Augustine began using this treatment and got better!

Dr. Augustine is a leading expert in this field and was the first to bring this new technology to Buffalo, NY. He currently works with many of the areas top doctors in showing how patients can get safe, effective and conservative treatment for their back and neck pain.

Spinal Decompression continues to change the life of many patients who have been told that they need surgery, don't respond to physical therapy or spinal injections. The best thing is that spinal decompression is safe and FDA cleared.

If you have been diagnosed with chronic back pain or a herniated disc, you might be a candidate for this procedure. Dr. Augustine suggests that you bring in your x-rays, MRI's, or Cat Scans with you to your initial office visit.

Many people worry about Degenerative disc disease. This is often caused by chronic wear and tear on the bones, and ligaments of the spine. If you think of driving a car that is not in proper alignment. Pretty soon, the tires start to wear out unevenly. This is the same thing that happens in the spine.

So if you been suffering with severe and chronic neck or back pain, numbness in your arms or legs, you may benefit from spinal decompression.

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