Herniated discs have tormented many clients that have come to our State College practice. Fortunately, Drs. Matt & Annie Reyes has assisted a lot of them bounce back quickly and more completely. Herniated discs, sometime referred to as "slipped discs", can be treated with a handful of remedies.
If you are experiencing pain due to a herniated disc, then you may be wondering which selection may work best for you. To support you in finding an answer to that inquiry, let's inspect two of the most frequently used treatment options: chiropractic/manipulative therapy and epidural injections.
A group of researchers from Switzerland studied 102 participants, every one of them had chronically herniated discs validated by medical imaging. Any participant picked had previously undergone ninety days of treatment through alternatively accessible treatment options without achieving significant improvement.
The body of individuals was split into two treatment paths. The first half of the individuals were treated with high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulation treatment (chiropractic treatments). The second half of participants were treated with nerve root injections (epidural).
The researchers collected ratings regarding the pain levels of each participant in advance of the care administered in the time of the research. Then, one month following the receiving of treatment, participants scored their disc herniation pain on the same range as at the beginning. The difference between the two grades was applied to determine how effective the remedy may have been for relieving pain.
Just over 76% of the participants who received chiropractic care reported an improvement in their discomfort. On the other hand, less than 63 percent of the cohorts who received epidurals recorded a minimization in discomfort. These results offer that chiropractic care could possibly be more successful when looking to reduce herniated disc discomfort.
Plus, there’s more. In addition to giving a greater count of people highly desired relief from pain, researchers also uncovered that spinal manipulation was more affordable. Nerve root injection treatments were roughly $730 per each participant. Chiropractic treatment was approximately $560 for an equal period of time. This amount of savings can certainly help with anyone’s health care expenses. A lower cost can make it feasible to seek treatment of your disc herniation pain without additional hardship.
If you want a greater likelihood of pain relief and fewer expenses associated with your herniated disc treatment, give Drs. Matt & Annie Reyes a call today at (814) 308-9352 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. Matt Reyes was born and raised in Apalachin, a small town in Upstate New York. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Fitness Development from the State University at New York College at Cortland. He then fulfilled his ambition to become a Doctor of Chiropractic when he graduated from New York Chiropractic College in 2013.
