Disc Injury Treatment in Nevada City & Grass Valley, CA

A herniated or bulging disc can press on nearby nerves, causing back pain, sciatica, numbness, or weakness. Early, conservative care can often calm the injury and help you avoid more invasive options.

Discs are tough, and they're also slow. They don't have much blood supply, which is why a disc injury can take weeks to settle and why the right loading matters more than aggressive treatment. The good news is that most disc injuries — including many that show up on MRI — improve without surgery when the mechanical cause is addressed.

Our evaluation looks at which direction the disc is irritated, how the nerve is responding, and what movements make it better or worse. From there we build a staged plan: reduce the nerve pressure, restore motion in the segments above and below, then rebuild the strength that keeps the disc protected.