Herniated discs have afflicted numerous clients that have come to our Nashville practice. Fortunately, Sweeney Chiropractic has assisted plenty of them recover swiftly and more adequately. Herniated discs, sometime referred to as "slipped discs", can be treated with a handful of strategies.
If you are feeling irritation due to a herniated disc, then you may be wondering which selection will work best for you. To help you in solving that search, let's inspect two of the most popularly selected therapies: chiropractic/manipulative therapy and epidural injections.
A group of researchers from Switzerland compared 102 patients, every one of them had chronically herniated discs verified by medical imaging. Any participant selected had already received 90 days of care via alternatively applicable remedies with no success.
The pack of people being studied was split into two subdivision. One half of the patients were treated with high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation treatment (chiropractic adjustments). The rest of patients were provided nerve root injections (epidural).
The researchers saved scores in regards to the pain levels of each person in advance of the care provided at the time of the study. Subsequently, 30 days following treatment, participants rated their disc herniation pain on the same scoring system as at the beginning. The difference between the two ratings was applied to calculate how successful the care was for remediating pain.
Just over 76 percent of the participants who received chiropractic treatments expressed a decrease in their pain. In the other half, fewer than 63 percent of the patients who received epidurals recorded a reduction in pain. The findings suggest that chiropractic treatment could possibly be more successful for treating to resolve herniated disc discomfort.
And, there’s more. In addition to giving a higher amount of participants highly desired pain relief, researchers also uncovered that chiropractic care was less expensive. The nerve root injection treatments cost about $730 for a single individual. Chiropractic care cost less than $560 for an equal duration. This type of savings may surely assist with your medical expenses. Saving money may make it possible to obtain care for your disc herniation pain without added hardship.
If you are interested in a higher chance of success and lower costs when it comes to your herniated disc treatment, give Sweeney Chiropractic a call today at (615) 331-7040 to schedule an appointment.
Reference
Peterson, CK et al. (2013, May). Symptomatic magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed lumbar disk herniation patients: a comparative effectiveness prospective observational study of 2 age-and sex-matched cohorts treated with either high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulative therapy or image-guided lumbar nerve root injections. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 36(4), 218-225, doi:10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.04.005
Dr. Jim Sweeney & Dr. Jon Sweeney, your Nashville Chiropractors and Palmer College of Chiropractic West graduates, provide quality chiropractic care to patients in Nashville, TN. If you suffer from back pain, neck pain, headache, sciatica or have been in an auto collision, Sweeney Chiropractic can get you back on the road to health.
