Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression utilizes state of the art computerized equipment to precisely target injured disc levels of the spine. Gentle distractive forces stretch the spine and work to relieve pressure on spinal nerves and bulging or herniated discs. Spinal decompression is a safe,effective, corrective procedure that can help alleviate your pain. Your doctor may recommend certain exercises, home protocols, or other various treatment that may compliment this procedure. Our doctors do not utilize antiquated (out dated) treatments that have poor clinical research or in office data supporting them, such as old traction tables or inversion tables.

Patient Education and 3-D Modules:

All treatments are administered with the patient fully clothed. First, the patient is custom-fitted with a unique upper harness that is designed to comfortably secure the upper body to the fixed table section. Once the patient is positioned on the table, the pelvic restraints are adjusted to comfortably secure the patient’s pelvis.

With precise and painless computer controlled tension, the specific disc segment is gently distracted to reduce the pressure inside the disc. A typical daily treatment session consists of 30 minutes of decompression followed by 15 minutes of ice therapy. The process is painless and safe, and it is not uncommon for patients to fall asleep during the treatment.

Spine med the designer and producer of the table reports that most patients will find relief of their symptoms between 15 and 25 sessions, while the average recommended course of treatment is 20 sessions. Ideally, the sessions are performed daily with a rest on the weekend.

Spine-Med the designer and producer of the decompression table reported that after only a few weeks of treatment, “research has shown outstanding results in relieving the debilitating pain caused by degenerative, bulging, herniated or ruptured discs, as well as sciatica, posterior facet syndrome, spinal stenosis, and many failed back surgery cases. Most patients are able to return to normal levels of activity at work or recreation in just a few weeks time”.

Description of a Herniated Disc

A herniated disc is a disc that extrudes into the spinal canal. It is also referred to as a bulging disc, ruptured disc or slipped disc. As a disc degenerates, it can herniate (the inner core extrudes) back into the spinal canal, as shown in the picture above. The light blue oval area is the disc and it is bulging into the spinal canal on the lower right side of the disc. In the lumbar area, this can cause pain to radiate all the way down the patient's leg to the foot. In the area of the cervical spine, the pain would radiate from the neck down the arm to the fingers.

Herniated and degenerated discs are among the most common causes of lower back pain. The decompression table is specifically designed to treat these types of conditions. It is a medical fact that damaged intervertebral discs seldom heal, as the discs are constantly under pressure. The decompression table uses clinically proven principles to relieve pressure on vital structures of the lumbar spine and spinal nerves, reducing the pressure inside the discs.

During normal activities, the pressure inside the lumbar discs typically ranges between 100 mm/HG to 300 mm/HG. Chiropractic Treatment Centers can reduce the pressure inside the discs to approximately -150 mm/HG, shrinking disc herniations, and drawing in necessary fluids and nutrients.

As reported by Spine-Med the designer and producer of the decompression table, recent clinical trials, utilizing MRI, pre and post treatments of spinal decompression, disc herniations were reduced, between 10% to 90%, depending on the number of sessions performed, while patching and healing of the annulus was also evident. The researchers also found increased water content in the disc, or rehydration of the nucleus. The decompression table is designed to comfortably and accurately increase intersegmental disc space, providing non-surgical decompression of lumbar discs. The object of decompression is to reduce the pressure inside the disc and facilitate the transfer of fluids, nutrients and oxygen back inside the disc (decompression is, unloading due to distraction and positioning). Reduction of intradiscal pressure - the pressure inside the disc, can result in the retraction of bulging or herniated discs, and welcome relief of nerve pressure. Tears in the disc annulus can be repaired, and sufficient fluids and nutrients can be introduced into the nucleus to reverse the disc degeneration and collapse resulting from injury. Rehydration of the disc nucleus can restore disc height, relieving the pressure on inflamed facet joints.