How Does a Herniated Disc Heal?

Herniated disc symptoms can lessen over time without medical invention, but it does not necessarily mean that the disc has healed. Getting chiropractic treatment in Joliet can help with the pain you feel.

How Can You Reduce Symptoms of a Herniated Disc?

There are three main processes that can reduce the pain and symptoms caused by a herniated disc. In some cases, the body can recognize the portion of the disc that is herniated and see it as foreign material. Since its foreign material, the body attacks it to reduce it in size and remove the inflammatory proteins.

Since the herniated disc contains water, over time water will be absorbed by the body, causing the disc to segment and shrink. As this shrinks, it might not continue to affect the nearby nerve.

With extension exercises, the symptomatic portion of the disc can be moved inward and away from spinal nerves.

These factors can help reduce the herniation size, which means that the nerve will not be as affected. The disc has not necessarily healed because the disc still has a herniation. However, the symptoms may subside because there is less pressure and inflammation at the nerve root.

Managing Herniated Disc Pain

If you do have a herniated disc, the question is not necessarily if it will heal but instead how to prevent symptoms and future problems. If you have recurrent symptoms, then there are known surgical options that give favorable results for lessening the pain. Surgical intervention may be needed for severe pain, but a non-surgical treatment is usually the first prescribed course of action.

Call ANEW Medical And Rehabilitation Today!

Your chiropractor in Joliet will evaluate the whole spine when it comes to getting herniated disc treatment. Depending on your herniated disc, you may be a good candidate for various treatment options. The treatment plan can include adjustments and other techniques. It can also include manual therapy and therapeutic exercises and will be individualized to you. Chiropractors will treat herniated discs with gentle, low force techniques and there is not a quick treatment that can fix your disc. Contact ANEW Medical and Rehabilitation.

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