How is VAX-D different from traction or other treatments claiming to decompress the spine?
Other inversion tables or traction, in stretching the lower back, do not produce the desired vacuum effect because the muscles that surround a joint are very strong and, when an attempt to stretch the joint is sensed, the muscles contract vigorously. Studies on traction show that the disc pressure actually goes up rather than down. The reason VAX-D is so effective and is patented is that the developed algorithm for the pull curve is gradual and logarithmic and “fools” the muscles into allowing separation to occur with the resulting reduction in intradiscal pressure and decompression of the nerves and discs. Extensive research (see research section) has shown this to be true.
VAX-D is the original decompression table upon which all others are based. Traction devices are designed to stretch the lower back. However, they have not demonstrated the ability to decompress the lumbar discs and spinal nerves. Inversion tables or traction are not able to produce a ‘vacuum’ effect in the disc because the muscles that surround the joints are very strong and when an attempt to stretch the joint is sensed the muscle contracts. Studies on traction show that the disc pressures often go up rather than down. The reason that the VAX-D is so effective is that the pull curve is gradual and logarithmic which “fools” the muscles and allows separation to occur. This curve is patented so no other manufacturer can use it on their tables.
