Get lifeyour ‘back’

In many cases, the cause of low back pain and/or leg pain results from a herniated disc.

Discs are located between each of the spine’s 24 vertebras and act as shock absorbers. The soft, jelly-like center is the nucleus pulposus, and the strong outer ring is the annulus. When the annulus weakens, the nucleus pulposus pushes outward and may impinge on the exiting nerve root. This may result in pain, tingling, burning and numbness down the leg.

Oftentimes, this occurs in the lumbar spine, or lower back. While the pain may be uncomfortable or even debilitating, it’s important to remember that conservative care should always be the first course of treatment.

Fortunately, Dr. Jeffrey Glover has achieved outstanding results for patients suffering from low back and sciatic nerve pain. As owner of Glover Chiropractic Clinic in Leesburg, he utilizes a protocol of non-invasive procedures to provide lasting relief from low back and sciatic pain.

One of those treatments is spinal decompression, which uses a special form of traction to expedite the healing process and allow the herniated disc to become reabsorbed. This permits nerves to exit the spine more freely.

“Spinal decompression helps rehydrate a herniated disc and increases disc height,”

Dr. Glover says. “Many of my patients with herniated discs and degenerative disc disease have experienced promising, long-lasting results.”

The Lite Cure Class IV laser is another effective tool utilized by Dr. Glover. The deep tissue light laser therapy increases oxygen and blood supply to an injured area and decreases inflammation. As a result, patients enjoy accelerated healing and faster pain relief.

“Laser therapy has been an extremely successful treatment option for numerous conditions,” he says. “For instance, some of my patients suffer from neuropathy and had no feeling in their feet. After several treat- ments, they could feel when they were walking on carpet.”

Finally, Dr. Glover performs chiropractic adjustments to help the spine maintain proper alignment. A properly aligned spine helps the nervous system achieve optimal function, which is important since nerves control every organ in the body.

“With these treatments, patients are able to avoid medication that may have harmful side effects. They are also able to avoid surgery, which always comes with potential risks and long recovery times.”

Dr. Glover is a 1999 graduate of Leesburg High School and a 2007 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. For him, returning to Leesburg and practicing chiropractic in his hometown is a point of pride. And he never lets money get in the way of care that a patient may desperately need. While his office offers advanced treatment options, patients also enjoy the friendly atmosphere. Dr. Glover and his staff get to know people not as patients, but rather as friends.

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Dr. Bustinza-Linares graduated from Medical School at Universidad Nacional San Agustin in Peru and remained for a few years in his home country as a volunteer physician with the Peruvian Red Cross and working with the military and underserved population while in the Air Force. He completed his internal medicine residency at University of Miami in 2009 and then departed to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for a fellowship in investigational cancer therapeutics. There, he focused on Phase I trials with newly developed small molecules, monoclonal antibodies and histone deacetylase inhibitors writing multiple articles in peer review journals.

Most recently, he completed his Hematology/Oncology fellowship at University of Miami and moved to The Villages area to serve our expanding community. He is a very compassionate and competent bilingual physician, who is also known for his excellent bed side manner.