Herniated Disc Treatment in Greensboro, NC

A herniated disc, sometimes called a slipped or ruptured disc, happens when part of the soft inner material of a spinal disc pushes through its tougher outer ring. Unlike a broad disc bulge, a herniation is a more focal push, and when it sits next to a nerve root it can cause sharp low back or neck pain plus pain, numbness or weakness that travels into a leg or arm.

Many people learn they have a herniated disc from an MRI after weeks of pain, and the next conversation is often about injections or surgery. Before that point, a lot of patients want to know whether a structured non-surgical plan fits their case. That is the question the first visit at Gate City Health is built to answer.

Care starts with a consultation and a structural exam, with on-site digital X-ray screening when indicated, so Dr. Preston Dantoni, D.C. can see alignment and disc spacing rather than guessing from symptoms alone. When the findings fit, the plan often combines specific corrective adjustments with non-surgical spinal decompression, gentle table-based traction designed to take pressure off the disc and the nerve beside it. SoftWave Tissue Regeneration Therapy may be added when surrounding soft tissue is inflamed or slow to heal.

A herniated disc deserves an evaluation when pain lasts more than a week or two, keeps returning, or runs into an arm or leg. Sudden loss of bladder or bowel control, saddle numbness, or quickly worsening weakness is a medical emergency. For the common mechanical herniation, a structural plan can be a non-surgical option. Call (336) 763-9878 or visit 2953 Battleground Ave., Greensboro, NC 27408.

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