What is non surgical spinal decompression?
Non-surgical spinal decompression is an un-weighting of the spine due to distraction (decreasing the pressure within the disc by gently stretching the spine) and positioning (placement of the spine in positions which help disc material to go back into its normal position). Decompression therapy takes the pressure off structures that are causing pain and dysfunction such as the spinal cord, nerve roots, facet capsules, and inter-vertebral disc structures. Decompression therapy opens up the inter-vertebral foramen (holes along the spine where the spinal nerves exit from the spinal cord).
