In this short, Dr. Ivan Bracic, DC, clinical director at Novaré Injury Care and Rehab in Fort Myers, explains why back pain from a herniated disc can keep coming back after rounds of physical therapy. He covers why he wants the herniation itself addressed, and why he focuses on taking pressure off the nerve with spinal decompression.
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Video Transcript
Back pain from a herniated disc many times keeps coming back, and back, and back after rounds of physical therapy. Why? Because we haven't addressed the herniation itself.
90% of herniations will respond very favorably to spinal decompression therapy. Utilizing the DRX9000 and utilizing the Accu-Spina machines, these are the two best machines in the world for reducing the size of herniated discs. Not only that, it helps restore function.
And until you start looking at restoring function by decreasing the pressure on the nerve, physical therapy will not be able to make the same types of gains.
When we take the pressure off the nerve, we're helping the body restore its normal function and get the energy from the spine down the legs into the muscles that need that energy. Herniated discs do not need to debilitate people. Period.
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