Healing Disc Tears Without Surgery

The discs in our spine are surprisingly tough – there’s a lot of fear out there today that as soon as we injure a disc, it’s “game over.” That simply is not true. In fact, our discs are strong, adaptable structures that heal similarly to our bones and muscles.

When a disc tears, you might experience pain ranging from mild to severe. Some people have tears, but don’t feel any symptoms and only realize it years after it happened!

Discs have a tough outer layer, and a jelly-like inner layer. That outer layer can tear from traumatic injuries or everyday movement – usually it’s repetitive stress that wears it down! 

Sometimes its tricky to tell the difference between a disc tear and other injuries, but that’s where we at Eternity come in!

Who Are We Here At Eternity?

At Eternity, we are most well-known for our integrated approach to healing. We combine western medicine, eastern medicine, and modern medicine approaches to ensure the highest patient outcomes possible  delivering the highest chance of healing and recovery.

Our bodies are capable of healing and regenerating themselves if we provide them with the right opportunity to do so. This is what our non-surgical solutions are all about, creating an environment for the body to heal itself and avoid drugs and surgery.

Our highly-trained team of expert physicians is dedicated to providing you with the highest- quality care, walking you through your disc tear recovery journey from your very first consultation with us all the way to when you walk out our doors pain-free! 

Contact us today to discuss how we can help you, and begin your journey back to lasting pain relief!

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Get in touch with us today to take hold of your life in a way you never have before.

Frequently Asked Questions

Disc tears usually come from repetitive trauma or disc degeneration, where the outer layer of the disc wears down. Some people may not know that they have a disc tear until years later, while others may experience severe pain immediately.

Disc tears usually do not require surgery – in fact, surgery should be a last-case effort when everything else completely fails! Using regenerative medicine, Eternity uses a non-drug and non-surgical solution that boosts the body’s natural ability to heal, taking care of the root problem and helping the disc heal quicker with less recovery time!

No. In fact, you want to stay as active as you comfortably can. Going on bed rest would slow down the blood circulation around the injury, and stiffen your body up which will feed into the pain cycle even more. You should avoid high-impact and heavy activities like jumping, heavy barbell squatting, and activities that cause pain until you have a proper diagnosis and plan of recovery.

Why Work With Us?

Our team at Eternity Health Partners is focused on providing exceptional care and guidance to our clients. Our team works with clients to understand their lifestyles and goals and to come up with an appropriate anti-aging approach.

Understand patient's lifestyle and goals

Perform in-depth laboratory tests

Analyze lab results and client lifestyle/goals

Define a wellness plan for the client

MEET ELIZABETH BECKNER AND DAISHA ESCAMILLA

OUR CALIFORNIA LICENSED PHLEBOTOMISTS

Liz started doing personal blood draws after her son, Dashiell, was born with Zellwegers disease. His diagnosis required numerous blood draws and drug levels throughout his life. After sitting through long wait times at the labs followed by watching many different phlebotomists, many new to the job, struggle to find his veins, often poking him multiple times, as a seasoned phlebotomist, Liz decided to draw his blood at home and hand deliver it to the lab myself. Soon after she began doing personal touch blood draws so she can now offer that same personalized service to you.

Liz graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in Biology in 1994. She moved to Santa Barbara and earned her phlebotomy certificate in 1995. Liz began working at St. Francis Medical Center in the Physical Therapy Department and quickly transferred to the Laboratory. Perfecting her venipuncture techniques on all floors of the hospital, including post-operative patients, pregnant women going into labor, sick or premature babies, and emergency room patrons, she then improved her patient care skills working for internal medicine doctors, one of whom was the Medical Director of Hospice and won Doctor of the Year. In 1999, Liz started working with a group of local retinal surgeons. Her primary job consisted of injecting dye into arm veins and photographing its flow through the patients retinal vessels. When patients are worried about their diagnosis or apprehensive about the procedure because of difficult veins, her quick, almost pain free needle stick and kind but professional bed side manner would put them at ease.

The various settings and patients Liz has encountered over the years have enabled her to become very skilled at finding the smallest and most fragile of vessels. Her specialities include infants and the elderly, diabetics of all ages, patients with rolling veins, on blood thinners or chemotherapy. She lives in downtown Santa Barbara, travels from Goleta to Carpintera and brings all the necessary supplies directly to you. All she needs from you is a lab request and your home or office becomes an instant draw station. Appointment times are very flexible, and she is friendly, reliable and punctual. Be kind to your arm and treat yourself to the luxury blood draw you deserve!!!

MEET MICHAEL BROOKINS; BS, CNMT, ABAAHP

Mike brings more than just a medical perspective to his clients; at the age of 14, he began an athletic career as a pole-vaulter that would end up taking him on an incredible journey over the next 13 years of his life. Throughout his athletic journey Mike was constantly working to find the ideal balance of fitness and proper nutrition in order to maximize his performances. Combined with his medical knowledge the years of athletic experience provide a unique and successful combination that serve to benefit his staff and clients.

“After I shifted the focus of my practice from Sports Medicine into Nuclear Medicine specifically Interventional Endocrinology. I found myself questioning our western medical paradigm…Here I was performing thyroid cancer and Hyperthyroidism treatments with harmful radical thyroid radioactive ablations which really made me take a hard look in the mirror and become more of a researcher to find safer and more effective options to better treat my clients. During my research I realized that there were very few, if any, medically directed programs focused towards achieving a “Healthier Lifestyle” rather than typical “Diet” fads.” A few years later after training and working with some of the worlds foremost Bio-identical Hormone Replacement specialists I became Board Certified in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine. Sort of just found my passion and the answers I had been looking for with this new specialty finally after years of treating people with the Band-Aid “fix it when its broken” mentality instead of at the root cause.”

Mike has spent the last 10 years in Anti-Aging, Functional and Regenerative Medicine. He has trained over 120 physicians in Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine and consulting for their practices. Today his vision is a reality, and clients from all of the world come to benefit from the successful programs that have been established at Age Management Institute Santa Barbara. He firmly believes in educating the patient about the importance of good nutrition, hormone balance, stress management, and regular exercise is the key to aging well and having a high quality of life well into your golden years.