| If you’re like most people who suffer with a | | | | and rotated position. Unfortunately, most |
| bulging disc, you realize by now that most of the | | | | chiropractic techniques that are delivered by hand |
| traditional treatments available to you just | | | | require the practitioner to place the individual in |
| don’t work that great. This often leads to a | | | | this position for the adjustment. |
| lot of frustration, because you end up seeing | | | | The activator method removes this position, |
| multiple doctors and no one seems to know what | | | | which allows the practitioner to re-align the spine |
| to do for you. | | | | without harming the injured disc further. A proper |
| This leads one to look for alternative bulging disc | | | | alignment of the spine is very important for disc |
| treatments, which is a logical thing to do when | | | | healing because it removes pressure from the |
| you aren’t getting anywhere. But are these | | | | injured disc. |
| treatments safe and effective? And if so, where | | | | Another alternative bulging disc treatment I would |
| do you start with these alternatives? These are | | | | recommend is massage therapy. I would look for |
| the questions this article will address. | | | | a practitioner who utilizes a technique called |
| To begin with, let me just say this: yes, | | | | myofascial release, which is a form of deep tissue |
| alternative treatments can be very helpful when | | | | massage. Muscle spasms are commonly |
| you’re dealing with a bulging disc, but there | | | | associated with bulging disc pain, and massage can |
| are some very specific things you need to look | | | | do wonders for relaxing these muscles. |
| for if you’re going to search out these types | | | | Another treatment that’s available to you is |
| of treatments. | | | | called low-level laser (also called cold laser). This is |
| The first place I would recommend that you begin | | | | a special type of laser that is applied to the |
| is with chiropractic. The reason I say this is | | | | injured area and causes the damaged cells to heal |
| because chiropractors are truly the gatekeepers | | | | more quickly. |
| of alternative healthcare, and will easily have | | | | It’s really helpful when it comes to pain relief, |
| access to the rest of the treatments we’ll | | | | and usually helps a person heal from a bulging disc |
| discuss in this article. | | | | much more quickly. Many chiropractic clinics and |
| However, when looking for the right chiropractor, | | | | sports injury clinics are utilizing this type of |
| it’s important that you find one who uses a | | | | therapy, so it’s becoming more easily |
| method called Activator. There are thousands of | | | | accessible. |
| different chiropractic techniques that doctors use, | | | | The final alternative bulging disc treatment I’ll |
| and Activator is just one of them. The reason I | | | | mention is decompression therapy. This is a |
| recommend this technique in your case is because | | | | special table that pumps the injured disc and |
| it has been proven to be the most effective | | | | essentially reduces the pressure within the injured |
| method for alleviating bulging disc pain. | | | | disc that is causing it to bulge in the first place. |
| This method is very gentle, and the adjustment | | | | This treatment can be very expensive, however, |
| itself is delivered using a hand-held instrument. | | | | and is usually not covered by insurance because it |
| Traditional chiropractic manipulation is not as good | | | | is considered experimental even though it’s |
| for the injured disc because the discs of the spine | | | | been approved by the FDA as a viable treatment |
| are weakest when they are placed in a flexed | | | | method for disc injuries. |