I'm not interested in cluttering this thread with another response about "my method" or you need a "fill-in-the-blank" type of doctor, so let me be succinct:
Your wife may benefit from the various therapies suggested, or she may not.
None of us can really honestly make valid recommendations without first analyzing the imaging and also performing a physical exam on her.
While I fully believe she can function better, get some lasting relief, and ultimately heal...I don't know that for sure until I run my checks and assessment protocol, and even then I can't promise perfection because some of my patients don't achieve the results we would like.
Bottom line: get her checked by someone who has the skills, training, and clinical experience to help her. We've seen better results with disc problems coming after a more precise analysis, more accurate location of the specific vertebral subluxation causing the problem, and then conservative individualized adjustments (only as needed) over time so the body can fix the cause of the problem naturally.
Concurrent care with other professionals often makes sense and has proven helpful is certain cases, but it is not recommended 100% of the time. Usually patients respond better with fewer spinal adjustments. This works so much better than general manipulations, aggressive therapies and treatments, and/or frequent adjustments.
Jason W. Blackketter, DC
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