For people who suffer with disc bulges or disc herniations there are always two parts to their low back problem. The pathology (disc injury and the way it effects the spinal nerves) and the breakdown in the way the low back functions ( changes in; muscle balance and patterning, muscle strength, proprioception, flexibility, etc.). A perfect solution to back pain should address both parts of the problem. It maybe difficult to figure out if the change in function happened first that ultimately led to the injury to the disc or whether the disc injury occurred and that led to change in the function. Sometimes its the chicken or the egg dilemma, sometimes the history makes the answer obvious. Regardless, the solution, if it is to be long term must be comprehensive in its approach because no one treatment can fix both parts of the problem. Low back surgery removes the pathology but in a lot of cases actually makes the functional part of the problem worse, adding instability and scar tissue into the equation. Medication goes with out saying, it manages the pain-nothing else. Spinal Decompression addresses the disc injury in a very non-invasive way, as long as it is followed by a comprehensive low back strengthening and rehabilitation program........it is the perfect low back pain solution!
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