ATIVA Pain & Spine Center

12/29/2025

A severe L4–L5 disc extrusion left Gary leaning to one side, barely able to walk 50 yards, and terrified his active retirement was over. What happened next proves the right plan can change everything.

12/28/2025

Instead of guessing, we ran a full exam, matched his MRI to his symptoms, and built a plan tailored to his L4–L5 disc injury, combining decompression, laser therapy, stabilization, and smart lifestyle changes.

12/27/2025

Temporary improvements don’t mean the disc has reset or the nerve has room to calm down, and until both happen, flare-ups keep coming back.

12/26/2025

A bulged or herniated disc creates real structural pressure and inflammation, which is why pain can burn, tingle, ache, and flare back up after one wrong move or long day of sitting.

12/26/2025

If there’s major spinal instability, like high-grade spondylolisthesis, multiple laminectomies, or hardware limiting safe traction, decompression usually isn’t effective. These cases often need stabilization-focused care or a surgical consult.

12/25/2025

Rebecca’s L4–L5 disc herniation didn’t just cause burning sciatica, it shook her identity as the strong one for her family. The right structured plan didn’t just ease pain… it helped her rebuild her life.

12/25/2025

If your MRI findings match your symptoms, especially along the L4, L5, or S1 nerve pattern, there’s a strong chance that nerve pressure is the real driver of your pain, making decompression a much more predictable option.

12/24/2025

Back and leg pain from an L4-L5 disc bulge often keeps coming back, even when people do everything they are told to do. That frustration and fear of surgery is real.

In this video, I explain why disc pain keeps returning and how I help patients recover using a focused, non-surgical approach that addresses the disc itself.

If you want to understand what your pain may be missing, check out the video link below.

How Our Patients Recover Quickly from L4-L5 Disc Bulge Without Surgery | Dr. Tam Ly, Chiropractor in San Jose, CAMost people with an L4-L5 disc bulge believe...

12/24/2025

Most patients start noticing less shooting pain, reduced tingling, or symptoms moving out of the foot and back toward the spine within the first 5–10 sessions. That shift is a key sign the pressure on the nerve is improving, but full healing still takes time.

12/23/2025

Most people with an L4-L5 disc bulge feel like they are doing everything right, yet they still wake up with sharp leg pain, stiffness, and the quiet fear that surgery may be next. I see this all the time. People try physical therapy, injections, medications, and exercises, but the pain keeps coming back and life keeps shrinking.

In this video, I share the real story of a patient who had tried everything and still could not sit, sleep, or enjoy time with family. What changed was not effort. What changed was how the disc injury was treated. I walk through why pain keeps returning with L4-L5 disc bulges and what actually needs to happen for healing to begin.

I also explain the step by step approach that we use to help patients reduce leg pain, restore movement, and return to the life they thought they were losing.

If you are tired of temporary relief and want to understand what is really happening in your spine, watch the video below.

12/23/2025

If you’ve tried old-school traction and it made things worse, that doesn’t mean decompression won’t help. Modern systems use slow, computerized, targeted pulls that reduce disc pressure, improve fluid flow, and specifically target levels like L4–L5 and L5–S1 for real healing.

12/22/2025

If you have an L4-L5 or L5-S1 disc bulge and leg pain that just will not go away, it is usually not because your body cannot heal. The real issue is often pressure that never gets reduced.

In this video, I explain how to tell if your disc bulge is the type that may respond to non surgical spinal decompression, what MRI findings matter, and the mistake that keeps many people stuck. I break it down in a clear and practical way.

Check out the video link below.

Can Spinal Decompression Actually Work for Me? (L4-L5, L5-S1 Disc Bulge) | Dr. Tam Ly, Chiropractor in San Jose, CAIf you are wondering whether spinal decomp...