"Man, I get up in the morning, and I'm so stiff. It doesn't last all day. I start moving and it goes away, but getting up in the morning is something!"

DISH is Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis.

Description

DISH may cause no pain, but more commonly causes stiffness in the morning when rising and fades away as the day's activities begin.

DISH generally affects at least 2 or more levels of the spine, and most often, 97% of cases, affects the thoracic spine.

DISH Description 

A thorough, clinical examination of the affected area(s) of the spine that may include imaging which may be important to your recovery.

In office, [companyname]] uses Cox Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression to widen the canal space, drop the intradiscal pressure and increase the disc height to relieve pain and encourage as much mobility into the scoliotic spine as possible.

You will welcome the Cox Technic manipulation that gently "pulls you apart," as many patients describe the treatment or say they need. Depending on the area(s) of the spine affected, the spinal area appropriate Cox Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression protocols, possibly combined with other forms of care, will be applied appropriately. Depending on the severity of your pain and symptoms, gentler Protocol I Cox Technic may be applied until 50% relief of pain or more restoring Protocol II may be applied to guide your recovery.  

In office adjunctive care may hasten your recovery.

At home you may want to avoid sitting for long periods of time, wear a support brace if recommended, take nutritional supplements that help rebuild disc cartilage, do exercises that strengthen your spine, sleep on a supportive mattress, sit in an ergonomically designed chair, and modify your daily activities as needed.

Contact Medical Spine and Sports Injury and Rehab Centers in Baton Rouge for diagnosis and care of DISH.