In April of 2008 I began to suffer with constant debilitating pain and numbness in my left shoulder, bicep, elbow and hand. My family doctor prescribed medicine and ordered an MRI of my neck. The MRI revealed that I had disc herniations at C3-C4, C4-C5, C5-C6 and especially at C6-C7 causing spinal cord and foraminal compression. The surgeon was positive I would require a 4 vertebra fusion surgery to get better. He stated that the compression was so severe that my spinal cord was banana shaped. He discouraged me from trying chiropractic stating it wouldnt work. I decided to try it while I waited for the surgery. I had conservative spinal adjustments and non-surgical decompression at Bellevue Chiropractic Group. In a matter of a few appointments I began to feel a lot better. In 11 visits almost all of the numbness was gone and I was 95% pain free. Today, as of July of 2010, I am fully recovered and havent had any pain for months!
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