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Do you suffer from low back pain, neck pain, herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, pinched nerves, sciatica, or even a failed back surgery?
Have you tried chiropractic, medications, pain management, painful injections or physical therapy without relief? Have you been told surgery is your only other option?In the past, a patient suffering from disc problems and severe back pain usually was given pain medications, instructed to refrain from physical activities, referred for physical therapy, and when they weren’t progressing they were sent for spinal surgery. Conservative chiropractic care proved very helpful in many cases, yet there have been some cases when surgery seemed to be the only other option… until now.Today, you don’t have to live with that pain anymore. Thanks to the concerted efforts of a team of top physicians and medical engineers, Spinal Decompression was developed to effectively treat lower back pain and sciatica resulting from herniated or deteriorated discs. Spinal Decompression not only significantly reduces back pain in many patients, but also enables the majority of patients to return to more active lifestyles.
Does Spinal Decompression really work?
Spinal Decompression has been proven effective in relieving the pain associated with bulging and herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, sciatica, and even relapse or failed back surgery. Since its release, clinical studies have revealed an amazing success rate in treating lumbar disc related problems with Spinal Decompression. Decompression.
Consider the Facts: Back Surgery vs. Decompression Therapy Decompression:
- Relief of acute or chronic (long term) neck pain, low back pain and/or associated leg pain or numbness, generally within four weeks, and often after the first few visits.
- Successful for over 75% to 85% of patients.
- Return to work, school, or other daily life activities sooner. No down-time after treatment.
- No hospitalization required, eliminating the risk of complications from anesthetic or infection.
- No knives, injections, narcotics, or pain from treatment.
- Significantly less expensive option.
Back Surgery:
- Sometimes surgery is necessary, but many times it is not the only option available.
- After surgery, generally 6-8 weeks of recovery time is required.
- After recovery, at least another 6-8 weeks of physical therapy and rehab 3-5 times a week is required.
- Significant risks from anesthesia and infections, and a lower rate of successful results.
- The cost for back surgery is typically over $25,000.
- Even with good insurance coverage, a patient's portion of the bill is often $4,000 or more.
How Does Decompression Work?
Spinal decompression therapy in conjunction with additional modalities (techniques) effectively relieves the pain and disability resulting from disc injury and degeneration, by repairing damaged discs and reversing dystrophic changes in nerves. Spinal decompression addresses the functional and mechanical aspects of discogenic pain and disease through non-surgical decompression of lumbar intervertebral discs. Studies verify the significant reduction of intradiscal pressures into the negative range, to approximately minus 150 mm/HG, which result in the non-surgical decompression of the disc and nerve root. Conventional traction has never demonstrated a reduction of intradiscal pressure to negative ranges; on the contrary - many traction devices actually increased intradiscal pressure, most likely due to reflex muscle spasm. The spinal decompression table is designed to apply distraction (stretching) tension to the patient’s lumbar spine without eliciting reflex paravertebral muscle contractions. By significantly reducing intradiscal pressure, spinal decompression promotes retraction of the herniation into the disc and facilitates influx of oxygen, proline and other substrates. The promotion of fibro elastic activity stimulates repair and inhibits leakage of irritant sulphates and carboxylates from the nucleus. The most recent trial sought to correlate clinical success with MRI evidence of disc repair in the annulus, nucleus, facet joint and foramina as a result of treatment and found that reduction of disc herniation ranged between 10% and 90% depending on the number of sessions performed, while annulus patching and healing was evident in all cases.
What Are The Treatments Like?
Basically, you lay down and the spinal decompression computer simulates an anti-gravity effect on your back that helps herniated material return to its normal position and stop the pain. Patients describe the treatment as gentle, painless, intermittent pulling of your back. Many patients actually fall asleep during treatment! After lying on the comfortable spinal decompression bed, you will be fitted with an automatic shoulder support system. The automatic shoulder support system helps to stabilize your upper body. The advanced computer system automatically adjusts to the proper angle of distraction, an air bladder system acts as a fulcrum to the angle of pull, allowing us to target specific discs…that are causing your pain and symptoms. The distractive forces utilize a logarithmic curve to avoid proprioceptor response, which would create muscle spasm. The split table design decreases friction and allows separation of the vertebra, minimizing the effect of gravity.
How Long Are Treatments And How Many Do You Need?
Patients typically undergo 20 to 25 treatment sessions. Each treatment lasts between 15-25 minutes. This, of course, depends on your individual case and is determined by a thorough evaluation. Following each session, a cold pack and electric muscle stimulation may be applied to help pain relief and speed the healing process. It is important to note that many patients get substantial, immediate relief after just a few treatments. Some after just one.
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I know there is so much controversy between chiropractic and medical care, but if it were not for chiropractic I would still be in pain. A car accident left me with constant lower back pain. I tried everything from painkillers to preparing to have surgery. I heard stories from my friends who had surgery and to this day wish they never had it. So I decided to go to a chiropractor before the surgery and I am so thankful that I did. My back pains are gone and I am living my life to the fullest and pain free. 
Jeffrey Harris
