Neck Pain from Disc Herniations – San Diego, CA
Lasting Relief Without Surgery Starts Here
If you're dealing with chronic or severe neck pain—especially pain that radiates into your shoulders, arms, or hands—you may be suffering from a cervical disc herniation. This condition affects thousands of people in San Diego each year, and unfortunately, many are told that pain medications, injections, or even surgery are their only options.
At The Spinal Decompression & Chiropractic Center of San Diego, Dr. Cassidy Boelk DC offers a different path. Through Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression (NSSD) using the FDA-cleared DRX9000 system, Dr. Boelk has helped thousands of patients avoid surgery and find long-term relief—often when nothing else worked.
🔎 What Is a Disc Herniation and Why Does It Happen?
Between each vertebra in your neck is a spinal disc, which acts as a cushion and provides flexibility. Over time—or sometimes due to trauma—these discs can become damaged, bulge, or rupture. When this happens, the disc material can press on nearby nerves, causing intense pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness.
Common causes include:
- Repetitive poor posture (e.g., prolonged screen time or phone use)
- Whiplash or trauma from accidents
- Degenerative disc changes with aging
- Improper lifting techniques
- Spinal compression from years of physical wear and tear
🏠 What You Can Do at Home to Help
While professional treatment is essential for true healing, there are steps you can take at home to reduce discomfort and support your spine:
✅ Home Tips for Managing Neck Pain from a Disc Herniation:
- Use a cervical pillow to support natural neck alignment during sleep
- Apply ice packs to reduce inflammation (15–20 minutes at a time)
- Limit screen time and avoid looking down at phones/devices for long periods
- Perform gentle neck mobility exercises (only if tolerated and cleared by a doctor)
- Avoid heavy lifting or overhead activities that strain the neck
- Work on posture: keep screens at eye level, and avoid forward head posture
These strategies may help temporarily—but if you’re dealing with a herniated disc, the root cause is mechanical compression, and that often requires a mechanical solution.
💡 How Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression (NSSD) Works
NSSD is a breakthrough treatment that uses advanced computer-controlled technology to gently stretch and decompress the spine, relieving pressure on herniated discs and pinched nerves. At our clinic, we use the DRX9000, the most researched and effective decompression system available today.
Here’s how it helps:
- Creates negative pressure within the disc, helping reabsorb bulging or herniated material
- Increases disc hydration and nutrient flow to promote healing
- Relieves pressure on spinal nerves, reducing pain, numbness, and tingling
- Improves mobility and long-term disc function
Unlike traction or inversion tables, the DRX9000 is FDA-cleared and backed by research from Stanford, Duke Medical Center, Johns Hopkins, and Mayo Clinic. It’s the gold standard in true spinal decompression.
⭐ Why Dr. Cassidy Boelk DC Gets Results Others Don’t
As a Certified Spinal Decompression Doctor and Certified Pain-Free Performance Specialist, Dr. Boelk has spent over 20 years helping patients avoid unnecessary spinal surgery. He has personally performed over 65,000 spinal decompression sessions using the DRX9000 and is recognized as one of the top spinal decompression doctors in the country.
Many of his patients come from across San Diego, out of state, and even internationally (including Mexico, the U.K., and Spain) to receive his care.
What sets Dr. Boelk apart:
- Precision-based treatment plans—every session is customized based on disc level, patient body type, severity, and response to care
- Integration of active and passive therapies—including posture correction, stability exercises, and mobility drills to support long-term results
- Founder of the Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Training Academy, where he teaches other doctors how to achieve excellent results using these exact methods
- Real success stories from real patients who found relief when they thought surgery was the only option
Dr. Boelk is professional and kind. He has the health of his patients as his top priority. The decompression treatments, exercises, and diet adjustments he recommended and administered have so diminished my back pain that I can sleep again. Chiropractic adjustments did not help my lower back. Decompression did. I highly recommend Dr. Boelk."
— Steve R. San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy+2San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy+2San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy+2
"Dr. Boelk is thorough, technical, and explains everything very well. Excellent bedside manner and all the staff are very nice. Decompression treatment is effective and I have no more neck pain."
— Andre G. San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy+2San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy+2San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy+2
"Dr. Boelk & his staff are by far the BEST at spinal decompression. I walked into his office unable to sit to do my job, and within a couple of weeks, he helped me with being able to sit again. His attention to you & the way he will make you feel is unparalleled."
— Erin T., San Diego San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy+2San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy+2San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy+2
"After suffering from debilitating sciatica for months, I found relief with Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression (NSSD) at Dr. Boelk's clinic. I was able to run my 50k race after we fixed me up!"
— Pamela San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy
"I was referred to Dr. Boelk after struggling with chronic lower back pain for years. The spinal decompression treatments were life-changing. Within weeks, I felt like myself again."
— Jessica C., San Diego San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy
"Dr. Boelk has been a life saver. Have had constant lower back and sciatica pain for over 8 plus months, no pills helped and on track for multiple shots but with the treatment given I have found relief and down to zero pain. As a firefighter that relies on his body to help others and the results I have experienced it's totally worth looking into what Dr. Boelk can do for you."
— Joshua T. San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy
"There is not enough room to explain the relief Dr. Boelk has brought to me and my entire family. I found him after a year of sciatic pain. Couldn't play the sports I loved, no hockey, golf or surfing. The pain shooting from my hip to my left foot was to the point of unbearable. I had been visiting chiropractors since I was 18, temporary relief, but nothing consistent. Acupuncture helped a bit, physical therapy was unmanageable. I couldn't get a solid night sleep and didn't care to go on. But Then I met the Dr! I tell people regularly, he saved my life."
— Jayson Yavorsky San Diego Spinal Decompression Therapy
📍 Get Help Today – No Surgery, No Injections, Just Real Results
If you’re dealing with severe neck pain or have been diagnosed with a herniated disc, you don’t have to live in pain or settle for surgery.
Take the first step toward lasting relief. Contact our clinic today for a no-charge consultation to see if you're a candidate for Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression.
The Spinal Decompression & Chiropractic Center of San Diego
📍 5095 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92123
📞 Office: 619-298-0800
📱 Cell: 619-884-8298
🌐 www.SanDiegoBackCare.com
Why Patients Choose Dr. Boelk:
- Board Certified Doctor of Chiropractic
- Certified Spinal Decompression Doctor
- Certified Pain-Free Performance Specialist
- Over 65,000 spinal decompression treatments performed
- Patients fly in from out of state and out of the country
- Founder of the Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Training Academy
- Trains other doctors in DRX9000 protocols
Regardless of referral source—surgeons, chiropractors, PTs, or other healthcare providers—patients are seen on a first-come, first-served basis to ensure Dr. Boelk has adequate time to determine whether you’re a candidate for care.