Because of the way your spine is designed, abnormal spinal function caused from physical trauma, emotional trauma, or chemical toxins can affect the delicate tissues of the spinal cord and nerve roots. This is caused when nerve tissue is rubbed, scraped, stretched by a loss of spinal curve, or irritated by malfunctioning spinal joints. The intervertebral disc is a pad of cartilage-type material situated between spinal bones. Each disc serves as a connector, spacer, and shock absorber for the spine. A soft, jellylike center is contained by outer layers of fibrous tissue.
Healthy discs help allow normal turning and bending.
However, trauma or injury to the spine can cause discs to tear, bulge, herniate, or worse, rupture. This can be quite painful, as the soft center of the disc leaks, putting pressure on the adjacent nerve-roots and spinal cord. While results cannot be guaranteed, many patients have avoided needless surgery or a dependency on pain pills by choosing chiropractic care for their disc-related health problem. You can search our member index in one of three ways. Then scroll down the list of chiropractors to locate the desired name.