Dr Parker Neill, DC, CCSP, ICSC

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Dr. Parker A. Neill, DC, CCSP, ICSC, is a Board-Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician and Internationally Certified Sports Chiropractor with Triangle Spinal Decompression, part of Swank Chiropractic Sports Medicine. A graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic (magna cum laude), where he now serves as Extended Faculty mentoring senior doctoral students, Dr. Neill specializes in non-surgical spinal decompression, biomechanical restoration, and evidence-based care for disc-related conditions like sciatica and radiculopathy. His approach blends advanced diagnostics with a whole-body view of movement and recovery—treating not just symptoms, but the underlying mechanics behind them. Outside the clinic, Dr. Neill stays active through running, cycling, golf, and scuba diving, bringing a practitioner-athlete's perspective to every treatment plan.

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Sep 12, 2026 ∙ 4 min

What Happens at a Spinal Decompression Evaluation? From Symptoms to Imaging to Candidacy

If you're considering a spinal decompression evaluation, one of the most important questions is simple: How do we know if this will work for me? There isn't one answer that applies to everyone. Your symptoms, physical examination, and diagnostic imaging all provide pieces of the picture. Before recommending spinal decompression, we look at those pieces together to determine whether the treatment makes sense for your particular condition. We Start With Your Symptoms — Not Just Your MRI The...

Sep 7, 2026 ∙ 4 min

MRI Findings vs. Symptoms: What Your Report Really Means

You're holding a radiology report. Somewhere in the second paragraph is a word like "herniation" or "degeneration," and your eyes stop there. Everything after it blurs together. The natural next thought is: this explains everything, and it's bad. Here's a number worth knowing before you go any further: in a now-famous 1994 study, researchers scanned the lumbar spines of 98 people who had zero back pain — not mild, not "old, but manageable" — genuinely zero. Only 36% had a completely normal...

Aug 30, 2026 ∙ 4 min

Annular Tear vs. Herniated Disc: What's the Difference — and Does It Change Treatment?

Patients often arrive at our office with an MRI report that uses both terms — sometimes in the same paragraph — and no clear explanation of what either one actually means for them. "Annular tear" and "herniated disc" are related findings, but they are not interchangeable, and the distinction can matter for how a treatment plan is built. For a broader primer on disc terminology — including the difference between a bulging, herniated, and prolapsed disc — see our related post, Understanding...

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