Why Does My Back Hurt When I Sit? – San Diego, CA

 

When your back hurts every time you sit — whether it’s at work, driving, or on the couch — it can take over your entire day. Patients across San Diegosearch for answers constantly, typing things like:

• “Why does my back hurt when I sit?”
• “Back pain from sitting won’t go away”
• “Sitting makes my lower back hurt — help”

 

This type of pain isn’t random. In most cases, it comes from disc compression, irritated nerves, or instability around the hips and spine. And unless those issues are addressed correctly, the pain keeps returning no matter how much you stretch, rest, adjust, or change chairs.

 

At The Spinal Decompression & Chiropractic Center of San Diego, Dr. Cassidy Boelk, DC, a board-certified Doctor of Chiropractic and Certified Spinal Decompression Doctor, has helped thousands of patients finally understand why sitting hurts — and how to fix it naturally without surgery.

 

For more than 21 years, patients have trusted his expertise, his personal story of overcoming his own severe spinal injuries, and his advanced approach using the DRX9000 True Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression System — one of the most researched decompression technologies available.

 

🧠 The Real Reason Sitting Makes Your Back Hurt

If sitting increases your pain, the most common causes include:

✔️ Compressed spinal discs

When you sit, the discs in your lower back take on significantly more pressure. If a disc is already bulging, thinning, or injured, sitting forces it to compress even further — often triggering pain immediately.

✔️ Irritated nerves

A compressed disc can press on the sciatic or lumbar nerve roots. This causes pain in the lower back, hips, glutes, or down the leg.

✔️ Loss of disc hydration

This is called degenerative disc disease, where discs dry out and lose height. Sitting accelerates the pressure and irritation on those discs.

✔️ Hip and core instability

Weak glutes, tight hip flexors, and core imbalances shift stress directly into the spine while sitting.

 

Medication, stretching, or adjustments may help for a short time, but they cannot relieve the pressure inside the disc — which is why symptoms return again and again.

This is where True Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression makes the difference.

 

💡 How DRX9000 Spinal Decompression Fixes the Root Cause

 

At our San Diego clinic, Dr. Boelk uses the FDA-cleared DRX9000, the most precise decompression system available — researched at:

• Stanford University
• Duke Medical Center
• Johns Hopkins University
• Mayo Clinic

 

Unlike traction, inversion, or generic pull machines, the DRX9000 creates a carefully measured negative pressure inside the affected disc. This does something remarkable:

✔️ It pulls oxygen, nutrients, and fluid back into the disc

This rehydrates the disc (spinal imbibition), restores height, and reduces inflammation.

✔️ It retracts the bulging portion away from the nerve

This is what gives lasting relief — without surgery, injections, or downtime.

✔️ It allows the nerve to begin healing naturally

 

This is why patients who haven’t responded to any other treatment often improve quickly with real decompression.

 

⭐ Real Patients, Real Relief (San Diego to Alaska and Beyond)

 

“Dr. Boelk & his staff are by far the BEST at spinal decompression. I walked into his office unable to sit to do my job, where I was having to lay each day, 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.

First of all, he has suffered from some severe back issues, so his empathy is very high. Secondly, he is extremely caring & genuinely wants to help people.
I’ve never worked with a doctor who has cared as much and made me feel like I was his only patient before. There would be four people there at the same time, and he still made me feel this way. I cannot thank him enough & cannot recommend him enough. He is an angel on earth.” 

-Erin Turk, San Diego, CA

 

“My name is Lynn. I am from Alaska, and I just want to say it was totally worth taking a trip to go to the Spinal Decompression & Chiropractic Center of San Diego. I was having pain radiating down my legs, I couldn’t sleep, I could barely walk.

After treatment I am back to shoveling snow, teaching school, taking walks. So, I just want to thank Dr. Boelk and the clinic, you guys are wonderful, and you have created such a wonderful, friendly, kind and truly caring atmosphere. I highly encourage anybody that might be considering spinal decompression therapy, it really makes a difference.”

Lynn C. – Alaska

 

“I've had a great experience at The Spinal Decompression & Chiropractic Center of San Diego. I had visited a couple places before beginning treatment, had a great feeling about Dr. Boelk and the staff, and how their approach was a "full body" treatment, using nutrition, exercises, and more. I was in terrible shape before, with fairly constant pain that affected all aspects of my life, but now am fully mobile- I have phased out regular visits and go in infrequently but still have the best care. I highly recommend, thanks for all, Doc!”

-David Wasserman, San Diego, CA

 

 

⚙️ Your Personalized Sitting Pain Program (No Guesswork)

Dr. Boelk personally evaluates every case and builds a custom plan, including:

1. No-charge consultation and spinal evaluation
2. Review of MRI or X-rays to pinpoint the exact disc level
3. Custom DRX9000 decompression sessions tailored to your spine
4. Active therapy integration to stabilize your hips and core
5. Clear progress tracking and re-evaluation
6.  

Nothing is “one size fits all.”
Every setting — angle, force, timing — is individualized to give you the fastest, safest, most predictable outcome.

 

🏆 Why San Diego Chooses Dr. Cassidy Boelk, DC

• Board-Certified Doctor of Chiropractic
• Certified Spinal Decompression Doctor
• Certified Pain-Free Performance Specialist
• California X-Ray Radiology Licensed Doctor
• Founder – Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Training Academy
• Over 75,000 spinal decompression sessions performed
• Seven DRX9000 systems in one clinic (largest in California)
• Treats patients from San Diego, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Montana, Alaska, Mexico, U.K., Spain
• Nearly 21 years specializing exclusively in spinal decompression

 

 

10/16/24

I travel from the UK to see Dr boelk and his wonderful team . I have 3 bulging disc and one is touching the nerve. I have the spinal decompression treatment and it really helps keep me in my active life . I will not go to anyone else for back treatment, this place is number one and they genuinely care about their patients.

-Lisa S., United Kingdom

 

Patients repeatedly describe the experience as:
more caring, more precise, more advanced, and more effective than any place they’ve been.

 

**📅 Ready to Fix Your Sitting Pain?

Appointment Times Are Limited**

Due to high demand, all new consultations are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis so Dr. Boelk has adequate time to evaluate each case.

 

Here’s how to get started:

1. Call 619-298-0800 (during office hours)
2. Or text 619-884-8298 (after hours)
3. Schedule your no-charge consultation
4. Bring your MRI or X-rays
5. Meet personally with Dr. Boelk to determine if you’re a candidate

 

📍 The Spinal Decompression & Chiropractic Center of San Diego

5095 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 300
San Diego, CA 92123
📞 619-298-0800
📱 619-884-8298
🌐 www.SanDiegoBackCare.com

 

If sitting pain is controlling your life, this may be the turning point you’ve been searching for.
You don’t have to live like this — and you don’t have to consider surgery.