Body pain and related stiffness can make completing even the simplest of our daily tasks challenging. If you live, work, or play in and around beautiful Delray Beach, FL, Dr. Gerald Mastaw and Dr. Lentz of East Coast DiscSeel can help you enhance your mobility and reduce pain by optimizing your health and overall well-being.
Causes of Disc Pain
Disc pain can be caused by a variety of factors and medical conditions, which is why it is important to speak with a healthcare professional to ensure you receive the proper care and treatment.
Muscle Strain
Strained muscles surrounding the spine can contribute to disc pain. Poor posture, improper lifting techniques, or sudden twisting motions adds unnecessary strain to the specific muscles that support the spine.
Trauma/Injury
A traumatic event, like a car crash or fall, leads to injuries that cause disc pain.
Disc Degeneration
As people age, discs naturally lose water content and become more inflexible. This degeneration can lead to discomfort and disc pain.
Disc Issues
- A bulging disc happens when the disc protrudes through the outer layer and compresses on nearby nerves. A bulging disc can cause targeted or radiating pain, numbness, or tingling sensations in the limbs.
- A herniation is more severe than a bulging disc. It is when the disc weakens and breaks through the outer layer.
Medical Conditions –
Certain conditions contribute to disc pain. These include -
- Spinal Stenosis – a condition in which the spinal canal narrows. It adds pressure to the spinal cord & nerves, resulting in weakness, numbness, and pain.
- Sciatica – which refers to an irritation/compression of the sciatic nerve in the lower back. This can cause intense pain that begins in the back and radiates down the legs.
- Inflammatory Conditions – which may include ankylosing spondylitis, which causes stiffness and pain in the spine.
How Can a Chiropractor Relieve Pain?
Chiropractors are equipped and skilled to identify and treat musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions – which are often the root cause of body pain and discomfort. Dr. Mastaw and Dr. Lentz offer a technique that will potentially allow you to avoid spine surgery.
The DISCSEEL® Procedure
This evidence-based procedure is offered in place of spine surgery, with results proven by OBERD, the only research-oriented organization to be endorsed by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery.
Reach Out to a Leading Delray Beach, FL, Provider for Pain Relief.
For more information on the DISCSEEL procedure, contact Dr. Mastaw, Dr. Lentz, or a member of the East Coast DiscSeel staff at 561-599-1883 or online. We look forward to customizing a plan that offers the disc pain relief you seek.