Degenerative Disc Disease in Lake in the Hills IL

Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment

Non-Surgical Care Using the Precise Disc Correction System™

If you’ve been diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease, you may have been told:

• “It’s just wear and tear”
• “It’s normal for your age”
• “There’s nothing you can do except manage it”
• “You’ll probably need injections or surgery eventually”

And yet you’re dealing with:

• Chronic back or neck pain
• Stiffness and reduced mobility
• Pain that flares with activity or sitting
• Recurrent episodes that never fully resolve

Degenerative Disc Disease is not actually a disease — and it’s not just an age problem.

It is a mechanical breakdown problem inside the spine, and in many cases it can be addressed without surgery when treated correctly.

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What Is Degenerative Disc Disease?

Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) occurs when spinal discs:

• Lose height and hydration
• Become less flexible and resilient
• Are exposed to abnormal loading over time

This degeneration is often accelerated by:

• Poor joint mechanics
• Abnormal movement patterns
• Chronic disc compression
• Old injuries that never fully healed

Discs don’t degenerate simply because of age — they degenerate because of stress and mechanics.

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Why Degenerative Disc Disease Often Gets Worse Over Time

Many patients are advised to:

• “Live with it”
• Take medications as needed
• Wait until symptoms are severe enough for intervention

The problem?

If the mechanical stress on the disc continues, degeneration tends to:

• Progress
• Spread to adjacent levels
• Lead to disc bulges or herniations
• Increase nerve irritation
• Reduce tolerance for daily activity

Doing nothing often allows the problem to compound.

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Why Common Treatments Often Fall Short

People with Degenerative Disc Disease commonly try:

• Physical Therapy
  Helpful for movement and strength, but it does not restore disc height or change disc loading patterns.
• Medications or Injections
  May temporarily reduce pain or inflammation, but they don’t correct the mechanical cause of degeneration.
• Surgery
  A last resort, but often avoidable — and it still doesn’t fix the underlying joint mechanics that contributed to disc breakdown in the first place.
• General Chiropractic
  Helpful for mild cases, but often insufficient for progressive or multi-level disc degeneration.

Degenerative disc problems don’t persist because nothing was tried — they persist because the cause of degeneration was never addressed.

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How We Treat Degenerative Disc Disease Differently

At Precise Chiropractic Center, we do not treat DDD as an “inevitable condition.”

We treat it as a mechanical failure problem using the Precise Disc Correction System™, built on three core pillars that work together.

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The Three Pillars of Disc Correction for Degenerative Disc Disease

Pillar 1: Mechanical Correction

Degenerative discs are extremely sensitive to abnormal loading.

We focus on:

• Restoring proper joint motion
• Improving spinal alignment
• Reducing excessive stress on degenerated discs
• Improving how forces move through the spine

Pillar 2: Nerve Decompression

As discs lose height, nerve space often decreases.

We use advanced non-surgical spinal decompression to:

• Reduce pressure inside the disc
• Improve disc hydration where possible
• Decrease nerve irritation
• Reduce compression forces on degenerated segments

While decompression cannot “reverse aging,” it can significantly improve the mechanical environment of the disc.

Pillar 3: Tissue Regeneration

Degenerative disc disease is often accompanied by chronic inflammation and poor tissue quality.

We use SoftWave Tissue Regeneration Technology and Class IV Laser Therapy to:

• Improve circulation around degenerated discs
• Reduce chronic inflammation
• Support healthier tissue response
• Improve the disc’s ability to tolerate load

This helps calm pain and improve function.

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Stabilization & Long-Term Protection

From the beginning of care, stabilization runs in parallel with all three pillars.

This helps:

• Support corrected mechanics
• Reduce repetitive stress on weakened discs
• Improve tolerance for daily activities
• Protect improvements over time

Many patients with DDD transition into lower-frequency stabilization care after initial correction to help prevent flare-ups and progression.

Who Is a Candidate for Degenerative Disc Disease Care?

You may be a candidate if you have:

• Diagnosed Degenerative Disc Disease
• Chronic back or neck pain
• Disc height loss or multi-level degeneration
• Failed physical therapy, injections, or medications
• Been told surgery is the next step but want alternatives

Who Is NOT a Candidate?

We may not be the right fit if:

• There is severe instability requiring surgical fixation
• There is rapid neurological deterioration
• Surgery is clearly unavoidable

That’s why we evaluate carefully before recommending care.

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Start With a Disc Evaluation

Degenerative Disc Disease varies widely in severity and presentation.

We begin with a doctor-led Disc Evaluation to determine:

• How advanced the degeneration is
• Which levels are involved
• How much nerve compression exists
• Whether non-surgical care is appropriate
• How the three pillars should be emphasized in your case

If we don’t believe we can help, we will tell you honestly.

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Book Your Disc Evaluation

If Degenerative Disc Disease is limiting your movement, comfort, or quality of life — and you want to explore non-surgical options first — the next step is proper evaluation.

Book Your Disc Evaluation

At Precise Chiropractic Center, we don’t guess.

We evaluate the mechanics, assess nerve pressure, and determine whether the Precise Disc Correction System™ can help slow progression, reduce pain, and improve function.