Suffering From A Herniated Disk? Spinal Decompression Therapy – A Non Aggressive Treatment Option
Spinal decompression therapy offers a non-invasive treatment for folk suffering from a herniated disk or bulging disc. Standard traction devices that were used in the past to treat back pain have been replaced by technologically advanced spinal decompression tables.
What are the causes of a herniated disk?
In between the vertebrae in your backbone can be found flexible, squashy, spinal discs that are shielded by a harder surface layer. This layer surrounds the soft nucleus that allows for cushioning and the smooth movement of your backbone, like shock absorbers for your car. When one of the spinal discs becomes compressed between the bones in the spine, it can make the squashy material of the disk become herniated through the disc and press on the nerves in your lower back or neck. This bulging or herniated disk causes friction from direct contact with nerve endings. Herniated disk is also frequently called slipped or ruptured disk.
As the body grows older, especially if a person leads an inactive lifestyle without much activity to keep the backbone limber and flexible, the discs can degenerate and become flattened. The spinal disc can become brittle if the degeneration is allowed to progress, which can potentially make them more susceptible to injury.
A herniated disk can be caused by a strain from twisting the back rigorously. This injury can happen anywhere on the spine, but it most generally occurs in the lumbar region or the neck. The patient will feel discomfort in the location where the disk has been ruptured and they could have shooting agony down their legs or their arms.
Symptoms of herniated disk
There are many tell-tale signs of a herniated disk. The patient begins to feel shooting pains from the back down into the legs. There may be tingling and numb sensations in the legs and hands from the nerves being pushed down. The agony can fluctuate from mild to intense dependent on the situation of the hurt disk and degree of injury.
Decompression: a safe, non invasive treatment option
Spinal Decompression is a leading edge technology that is safe, non-invasive, and approved by the FDA to treat spinal conditions such as herniated disc and other agonizing conditions effecting the spine. Designed to alleviate the pressure from the herniated disc and compressed nerves by slowly and softly stretching the backbone at a certain angle followed by cycles of partial relaxation. This pattern of distraction and relaxation creates a “vacuum effect” or negative intra-disc pressure.
Relieving the compression on the disk may lead to the herniated or bulging disk to retract or get sucked back in the protective annulus therefore removing the pressure from the nerve that was causing the agony and numbness.
The repetitiveness of gradually stretching and then relaxing the spinal discs over the course of one or two visits to the Chiropractor’s office, allows oxygen and nutritious fluids to flow into the disk allowing the damaged discs to start the recovery process.
Spinal decompression treatment is a non-surgical treatment for precise back pain conditions, including:
- Degenerative disc disease
- Facet syndrome
- Herniated disc
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Neuralgia
- Pinched nerve
- Sciatica
- Spinal stenosis
- Bulging disc
- Numbness & Tingling
Is decompression a painful procedure?
Spinal decompression is a pain-free, non-invasive care that mitigates back pain and neck pain. The patient will be strapped in to the machine and the straps are connected to the computer, which softly separates the backbones with a specific stretching force. The treatment is so snug that many patients really go to sleep.
