Herniated Disc Treatment in Coral Springs, FL

Why Coral Springs patients choose us for herniated disc treatment

When someone from Coral Springs calls about herniated disc treatment in Coral Springs, three things usually settle the decision to come to Coral Springs instead of somewhere closer.

• The drive is easier than it sounds. It is about 5 to 10 minutes via University Drive, Wiles Road or Coral Ridge Drive, and parking is free, right outside the door. We see patients from Heron Bay, Eagle Trace and the Coral Springs Sportsplex every week.
• Evening and early slots. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday run until 7:00 pm; Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings round out the week. Most Coral Springs patients can fit visits around work and school runs.
• We understand who lives in Coral Springs. Our typical Coral Springs patients are Coral Springs families, youth athletes from the Sportsplex and Mullins Park, golfers from Eagle Trace and Heron Bay, and commuters who use the Sawgrass every day — and the plan reflects those loads, not a template.

What is a herniated disc, and how is it different from a bulge?

If you are searching for herniated disc treatment in Coral Springs, you have probably been handed a label — bulging, slipped, herniated, ruptured — without much explanation. They are not the same thing. Think of the disc as a jelly doughnut between two vertebrae: a bulge is the doughnut flattening and spreading; a herniation is jelly pushing through a crack in the dough; a sequestration is a piece of jelly breaking off entirely.

• Bulge: the outer ring sags but stays intact. Common after 40, often painless, sometimes irritating a nerve when the canal is already tight.
• Herniation (protrusion or extrusion): the nucleus pushes through a tear in the ring and presses on the nerve root. The classic cause of sciatica from a lumbar disc or arm pain from a cervical one.
• Sequestration: a free fragment separates from the disc. Sounds worse, but free fragments are often reabsorbed by the body over months.

What they share is pressure on a nerve plus chemical irritation from the leaked material. Both respond to the same principle: give the disc room and time rather than trying to force it back. Since 2005, that has been the foundation of our care under Dr. Jared Cohen, DC. The full anatomy lives in our herniated disc guide.

Why the disc needs room and time, not a push

Patients often arrive asking us to “put the disc back.” We cannot, and neither can anyone else — the material that pushed through the ring is under pressure, and pressure is the only lever that moves it. The good news is that pressure is exactly what non-surgical spinal decompression controls.

The Triton DTS table separates the vertebrae above and below the disc in gentle, computer-controlled cycles. Old-style traction pulled continuously and the back muscles fought it; cycled decompression keeps them relaxed, so the force actually reaches the disc. Inside the disc, pressure falls toward negative. Herniated material is drawn inward, off the nerve root, and fluid and nutrients are pulled into a tissue that has no blood supply of its own. Session by session — about 20 minutes each — the disc rehydrates and the herniation retracts.

That mechanism is why we tell Coral Springs patients that time is on their side. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons reports that most herniated lumbar discs improve without surgery over weeks to months, and that surgery is reserved for symptoms that persist or for progressive weakness (AAOS OrthoInfo, Herniated Disk in the Lower Back). Our plan is built to make those weeks count.

What is herniated disc treatment in Coral Springs like at The Spine and Wellness Center?

Every plan follows the 4R Method: Repair, Rebuild, Regenerate, Refine. For a disc the order is not negotiable — the herniation has to be unloaded before the structure that overloaded it can be corrected.

Repair — unload the disc and calm the nerve

Decompression on the Triton DTS table leads, about 20 minutes per session, paired with precise adjustments at the segments above and below the disc and cold laser or therapeutic ultrasound for inflammation around the nerve. Typically 3–5 visits a week for 4–8 weeks. Most patients notice a change in the leg or arm symptoms within the first two to three weeks.

Rebuild — correct what loaded the disc

Once the nerve is quiet, we correct the architecture that let the disc fail: the lumbar or cervical curve, pelvic balance, and the deep stabilizers that switched off. Corrective care, physical therapy and Graston soft-tissue work, 2–3 visits a week for 8–16 weeks. This is the phase most clinics skip, and why their disc patients come back.

Regenerate and Refine — protect the disc

Regenerate adds red light, PEMF and IHHT oxygen therapy to support disc and nerve recovery, about twice a week for two months or more. Refine is a brief tune-up roughly monthly so the disc stays unloaded through desk work, travel and sport.

Do I need an MRI? What happens at your first two visits

You do not need an MRI before your first visit. Imaging is useful — bring any you have — but a herniation on a scan is common in people with no symptoms, so the scan alone cannot say what is causing your pain. The first appointment is built to answer that, and it begins with a proper examination — and, when appropriate, your first treatment.

Visit one: measurement

Expect a proper conversation about where the symptoms run and what provokes them, then a hands-on exam built around the disc and the nerve: posture and range of motion, orthopedic tests that load and unload the disc, nerve-tension tests, and a neurological screen of reflexes, strength and sensation that identifies the level involved. Surface EMG and thermal scanning along the spine then map muscle guarding and likely nerve irritation in a way we can re-scan later. If the exam calls for it, digital X-rays show disc spacing, curvature and alignment, and we correlate any MRI with what we found.

Visit two: your report of findings

We sit down with your images and scans and explain which disc and which nerve are involved, which 4R phase you start in, how often you will come and for how long. Then Most patients have already begun care on visit one; this is where the full plan takes over. If you would rather arrive informed, the 60-second spine assessment gives us your Spine Score and likely pattern before you leave Coral Springs.

What helps a herniated disc at home — and when to see a doctor instead

Between visits, the goal is simple: keep pressure off the disc. These are the habits that matter most:

• Walk, don’t rest. Short, frequent walks keep the disc nourished and the nerve gliding; bed rest beyond a day or two stiffens the joints and weakens the stabilizers.
• Break up sitting. Sitting is the highest-pressure position for a lumbar disc. Stand or walk for two minutes every 30–45 minutes, and use lumbar support in the car.
• Hinge, don’t bend. Keep loads close and hinge at the hips; rounding the spine under load is how discs herniate in the first place.
• No aggressive forward bending early. Toe-touches and deep flexion stretches push the nucleus backward toward the nerve. Your plan adds the right movements at the right stage.
• Sleep unloaded. Side-lying with a pillow between the knees, or on your back with a pillow under them; for a cervical disc, a pillow that keeps the neck level.

Ice in the first 48 hours of a flare, heat for stiffness after that. A few symptoms are not chiropractic problems and need same-day medical evaluation: new loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness in the groin or inner thighs, weakness in a leg, foot, arm or hand that is getting worse quickly, or symptoms after a serious fall or accident. If any of these apply, please see a doctor or urgent care today — we will be here for the recovery afterwards.

Getting to our Coral Springs clinic from Coral Springs

From Coral Square Mall at University Drive and Atlantic Boulevard, head north on University Drive to Wiles Road, turn west to Coral Ridge Drive, then north; the clinic is on Coral Ridge Drive just south of the Sawgrass Expressway.

Free parking is right at the door — no garage, no meters. Same-day appointments are usually available: call (954) 341-2256 or book online, and we will find a slot that fits your Coral Springs schedule.

Clinic hours

Monday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday	3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday	Closed

The Spine and Wellness Center
5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone: (954) 341-2256
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What patients say

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“Some of the warmest and most caring staff in the business. Dr. Cohen, without a doubt, is passionate about his craft and the community he serves.”

Related care for Coral Springs residents

Start with the full guide to herniated disc treatment, then explore the other care we provide for Coral Springs patients.

Serving herniated disc patients from Coral Springs across North Broward

Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076 serves Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek, Margate, Boca Raton, Tamarac, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. Same-day appointments are usually available — call (954) 341-2256 or book online. Most patients from Parkland and Coral Springs are here in under 15 minutes.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jared Cohen, DC — Co-Founder & Clinical Director, The Spine and Wellness Center. Last reviewed October 2026.

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