We are a Gonstead chiropractic office located in the Town of Boonton, Morris County, New Jersey that focuses on Structural Correction. Our purpose is to provide a complete solution to resolving problems related to Structural Shifts in the spine, therefore allowing your body to work at its highest capacity.
It is our privilege to serve patients from all over the Morris County area and beyond.
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Chiropractic & Degenerative Disc Disease
What are discs anyway? What purpose do these discs serve?
A little anatomy course can help illuminate this a bit. Between your spinal bones are flexible, gel-like pads called “discs” that give your spine its curves and flexibility. A curved and flexible spine is much stronger than a straight and rigid one. Discs also affect your height too. You are actually about ¼ -2” taller when you wake up than when you go to sleep. Why? Because gravity thins your discs a little when you walk and sit during the day. Discs expand a little while you lie in bed, which is why astronauts gain about one inch in height due to weightlessness.
Unfortunately, as you get older, your discs can lose fluid and small cracks or lesions may form the outer walls. This damage may be caused or accelerated by the presence of Structural Shifts, a distortion in your structural system that can be corrected at Synergy Chiropractic. Your disc may bulge, irritate nerves and cause a lot of pain and discomfort. In severe cases disc damage may affect sitting, standing, walking or lifting and cause pain when urinating, defecating, sneezing and coughing. Numbness of the leg or foot or a loss of muscular control may also occur.
Did you ever hear someone make the statement: “I have a slipped disc”! The truth of the matter is that a disc cannot slip because it is stitched into the vertebrae from both above and below. More accurately, what does sometimes slip are the vertebrae. Many “slipped” discs would be more accurately called slipped vertebrae or structural shifts.
Another point to be addressed regarding this topic is whether or not back surgery is effective. It has been proven that back surgery for herniation should only be attempted as a last resort. Why? Because back surgery is a dangerous procedure with a high failure rate. In many people the disc is not causing pain; many people have disc degeneration with no pain. Dr. Mendelson, MD, stated this: “I have seen one case in which spinal surgery was avoided by individuals who decided to see a chiropractor…” Many have followed his advice to avoid back surgery. Spinal surgery is an extreme form of healthcare and it has many dangers. Many times, spinal surgery fails and must be repeated and therefore should only be considered after more natural, less invasive methods have been a fair chance.
Can chiropractic help with disc problems? Yes!! In one study, 27 patients documented with disc herniation were given chiropractic care. Post-care MRI’s revealed that 63% of the patients had a reduced or completely reabsorbed disc herniation and 78% returned to work. In another study of 517 patients with protruded discs, 76.8% had satisfactory results under chiropractic.
In closing, chiropractic has been a blessing to many sufferers of spine and disc problems, yet chiropractic is not limited to back and disc problems! It is also for your entire body. At Synergy Chiropractic, we have helped prevent several spines from having disc deterioration and disc herniation. At Synergy Chiropractic, results are the main objective.
We realize you have a choice in whom you consider for your health care provision and we sincerely appreciate your trust in choosing our service for those needs. If you, a friend or family member requires care for neck pain, Synergy Chiropractic would be honored to render our Boonton Chiropractic services.
