Can the belt help Herniated, or Bulging discs?
Yes, the belt can help patients with herniated or bulging discs. The DDS belt decompresses the disc, thereby decreasing gravitational weight-bearing stress to the disc. This usually results in less disc bulge or herniation. The belt also increases disc height and as a result increases the available space for the nerve tissue (spinal cord, cauda equine or peripheral nerve roots) in that region, which in turn decreases the pressure that the disc bulge or herniation can impart to the nerve tissue. Decompression of the disc helps to minimize further disc damage and by increasing imbibition of water and nutrients into the disc, may well result in increased disc health.
