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The Doctors of Connecticut Family Chiropractic are
experts at treating Spinal Disc Syndrome. This ailment
can affect any and all areas of the spine. The spine has
four distinct and separate areas. The Cervical Spine is
the ‘neck area’. In the Cervical Spine, there are 7
separate Cervical Vertebrae or Spinal Bones. The
Cervical Discs are numbered C2- C7. That means there are
only 6 Cervical Spinal Discs.
The Thoracic area of the Spine goes from the top of
the back (just under the neck), down to the bottom of
the back of the rib cage. The Thoracic Spine is the
longest part of the Spine with 12 separate spinal
vertebrae. There are 12 Thoracic Spinal Discs. The
Lumbar area of the Spine goes from the bottom of the
Thoracic Spine to the top of the pelvic bones, near the
belt line. There are five separate Lumbar Vertebrae and
five separate Lumbar Discs. Each type of Spinal Disc is
very similar in many ways and also different in many
ways. The basic similarities are that each disc is
basically a ligament-like material called ‘Annulus
Fibrosis’ that is wound up like a ball of string. The
resulting disc, is attached or actually woven to the
vertebrae or spinal bones on either side of it.
Therefore, understand that discs do not slip! Instead,
discs can bulge or push out and occupy more space when
they are older or degenerated or injured. Inside of each
disc is a jelly-like center known as ‘Nucleus Pulposus’.
When a disc ‘Herniates’, the Nucleus material oozes
through the Annular ligament and breaks through the
outer surface of the disc.
Depending upon where the Nucleus breaks through,
there are different symptoms and pain patterns that one
could experience. If the Nuclear material touches a
Spinal Nerve, then the result is usually intense or
severe pain that likely will radiate into the buttock
and perhaps down the leg to the thigh, knee, calf and
foot. This is otherwise known as ‘Sciatica’. There are
many other causes of Sciatica. Your Doctor at
Connecticut Family Chiropractic is trained especially to
recognize, test for and diagnose the exact cause of your
Sciatic and or other type of Spinal Disc pain.
If there is no complete Herniation and the Disc
material has not escaped the outer margins of the
Annular ligament part of the disc, then the pain may or
may not become Sciatic pain. This pain may only radiate
to the buttock or remain localized within the area of
the back only.
Spinal Disc pain is usually very troublesome. There
are many ways to treat the varied conditions known as
Spinal Disc pain. This may range from Chiropractic
Treatment, Physical Therapy, Non-Surgical Spinal
Decompression Therapy, Spinal Injections and Surgery.
Connecticut Family Chiropractic offers a wide range of
treatments including, Gentle Chiropractic Adjustments,
Gentle and Relaxing Spinal Decompression treatments,
Physical and Physiotherapeutic treatments including
Moist Heat, Deep Heating and Soothing Ultrasound
Treatments, Electromuscle Stimulation Therapy,
Rehabilitative Exercise and Core Stabilization Therapy.
We believe that patients should first receive the very
best available conservative care before commencing with
any less conservative treatments like spinal injections
or surgery. Most other Doctors would agree as well, it
is best to use the most conservative and less invasive
treatments available to start. It is our experience here
at Connecticut Family Chiropractic that the vast
majority of cases are able to be treated successfully
with the conservative care that we offer.
The first step to proper treatment of any condition
is a proper examination, correct imaging including X-Ray
analysis, MRI examination, CT examination or other
imaging methods. The Doctors of Connecticut Family
Chiropractic have treated over 10,000 patients in the
Greater Danbury area for Spinal Disc Pain or other
similar pain related Spinal Syndrome’s. They work with
and frequently accept referrals from other area experts
in Orthopedics and Neurology and Neurosurgery
physicians.
The final step to proper treatment of any condition
is to understand what caused the problem in the first
place. Often, this is not easily evident. Our
Chiropractic Physicians will work to find the cause of
the problem and help their patients understand how to
prevent this from coming back again! Often our patients
return for check-ups or other conditions only to find
out that the disc is better than ever, healed and
healthy once again!
Given this level of expertise and state of the art
facility, The Physicians’ at Connecticut Family
Chiropractic are ready to meet your needs and help you
start and complete your journey back to optimal health!
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