What is Spinal Decompression Therapy, and how does it work?
Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Therapy is a spinal disc rehabilitation program that uses FDA cleared medical technology that gently stretches the spine and decompresses the discs. This technique of spinal decompression therapy, that is, unloading due to distraction and positioning, has shown the ability to gently separate the vertebrae from each other, creating a vacuum inside the discs that we are targeting. This “vacuum effect” is also known as negative intradiscal pressure. The negative pressure can induce the retraction of the herniated or bulging disc into the inside of the disc, and off the nerve root, thecal sac, or both. It happens only microscopically each time, but cumulatively, over four to six weeks, the results are quite dramatic. The cycles of decompression and partial relaxation over a series of visits, promotes the diffusion of water, oxygen, and nutrient-rich fluids from the outside of the discs to the inside. These nutrients enable the torn and degenerated disc fib
Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Therapy is a spinal disc rehabilitation program that uses FDA-cleared medical technology that gently stretches the spine and decompresses the discs. The Spinal Decompression Therapy technique, which involves unloading due to distraction and positioning, has shown the ability to gently separate the vertebrae from one another creating a vacuum inside the discs that we are targeting. This “vacuum effect” is also known as negative intradiscal pressure. The cycles of decompression and partial relaxation over a series of visits promotes the diffusion of water, oxygen and nutrient-rich fluids from the outside of the discs to the inside. These nutrients enable the torn and degenerated disc fibers to begin to heal. Patients are treated fully clothed and are fitted with a pelvic harness that fits around their pelvis as well as a thoracic harness as they lie face down or face up on a computerized control table. The doctor operates the table from a computerized co
