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Written by the doctors who treat it, in plain English. What your MRI means, how each treatment works, what to do after an accident, and what happens when you walk in our door. Start with the questions patients ask us most.
Protrusion, extrusion, foraminal narrowing, “clinical correlation recommended.” A line-by-line guide to the words on your MRI report — and how we connect what’s on the screen to what you feel every day.
The answer is structural, not medical. Insurance is built around pills, injections and surgery — and the step between the shot and the scalpel sits outside that system. Nobody did anything wrong. Here’s how it works.
It isn’t a conspiracy — it’s plumbing. One device, one manufacturer, days of specialized training, and a treatment that sits outside the usual pain-medicine sequence. There is one in San Antonio.
A herniated disc can shrink back over time. What that timeline looks like, what the waiting costs you — sleep, work, the strength in your leg — and why we would rather not leave it to the calendar.
Both pull on the spine. The difference is in how the pull is controlled, where it’s aimed and how it’s measured — and why that matters for a herniated disc.
One of the worst L4-L5 herniations he’d seen in his career turned out to be his own. He filmed the whole course of treatment, MRIs included — and wrote down why.
Two words that get used interchangeably and shouldn’t be. What each one looks like on imaging, the symptoms that tend to follow, and how the difference shapes your care plan.
Dr. Barton asked its inventor, Dr. Giuseppe Marineo, in Rome. His answer — “it’s the smallest the technology allows” — explains why this is nothing like the TENS unit in your drawer.
CRPS, shingles, chemo neuropathy: pain that keeps firing long after the damage is done. How scrambler therapy sends the nerve a “no-pain” message over the same pathway, and who is a candidate.
A tight joint moves wrong, gets inflamed and hurts. An adjustment stretches it the way you’d stretch a tight muscle. What the pop is, and what you’ll feel afterward.
What to do, what to watch for, and when to get checked — even if you feel fine today. Plus how your care is paid for, and why your first visit is $0.
Visit one: the exam, and if you’re a candidate, your first session on the table. Visit two: your MRI on the screen with you and your investment in writing. What to bring, and how long it takes.
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Each of our programs starts a little differently. Pick the one that sounds like you — or call, and we’ll point you to the right door.
Disc pain in your back or neck
$49 DRX9000 decompression consultation
Your exam, your imaging reviewed with you on the screen, and — if you’re a candidate — your first decompression treatment on the table.
Book the DRX9000 consultationNerve pain that won’t let go
$19 scrambler therapy consultation
Then a $99 introductory session to see how your nerves respond — and the $99 credits toward your full course.
About scrambler therapyHurt in a car accident
Nothing out of pocket at your first visit
Same-day appointments, and your chiropractor, medical provider and imaging all under one roof.
Our injury programStiff, sore, or out of alignment
Seen the same day — no referral needed
An exam first, then care built around your pain and what you need to get back to doing.
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