Chiropractor Dr. Kelvin Mountain integrated non-surgical spinal decompression into Mission Valley Rehabilitation Center in 2004, building the 842 Washington St Suite A practice in 92103 around herniated disc and sciatica protocols. Treatment plans target bulging and herniated discs, lumbar and cervical radiculopathy, and pinched nerves, often beginning with diagnostic MRI films pulled from Imaging Healthcare Specialists - Hillcrest to confirm the structural shift before any traction is applied. The clinic combines mechanical decompression tables with chiropractic manipulation, soft-tissue mobilization, and functional spinal rehabilitation exercises inside a single visit. For chronic facet joint pain and radiating leg symptoms that fail conservative care, the office maintains co-management referral lines with UCSD spine surgeons including Garfin Steven R MD on the academic campus eight blocks east. Decompression protocols on the Washington Street table run multi-week series timed to disc rehydration cycles, with progressive load reintroduction targeting patients who have exhausted oral medication and epidural injections without lasting relief.