Spinal Decompression Therapy

Headache Treatment Near You – Hot Springs, AR Dr. Randall Roth is a chiropractor at Health 1st Wellness & Physical Medicine who specializes in helping patients with headaches. He uses spinal decompression therapy as one of his primary treatment options for patients suffering from headaches. Spinal decompression therapy involves gently stretching the spine, which helps…

What’s the Difference? A question I frequently hear is, “won’t inversion tables or traction do the same thing as Spinal Decompression Therapy?” The answer is NO, there’s a big difference. Traction has been around for hundreds of years, but it is critical to understand how decompression is distinguished from the others. Traction The reason traction…

Disc Degeneration and Herniation… Patients often ask what causes a disc to degenerate and herniate. It’s a great question that deserves a great answer. Once a person understands how the disc gets in bad shape, then how it’s fixed will make perfect sense, and choosing surgery before trying a conservative, non-surgical corrective approach will make…

What are the Characteristics of a Degenerated and Bulging Disc? In contrast to a healthy disc, a degenerated and bulging disc will demonstrate noticeable and visible differences. These differences are easy to see on an MRI. A degenerated disc will thin down over a period of years. A degenerating disc dehydrates over time like a…

Leg pain and/or weakness are common complaints, and often some of the most enigmatic symptoms for doctors to diagnose and treat.  Although leg pain can be the result of a variety of causes, one of the most common reasons it develops is a condition known as radiculopathy.  Radiculopathy is caused by one or more of…