Unlike other treatments, Chiropractor as pain medications or injections, spinal decompression techniques specifically address the source of the problem — spinal pressure. By utilizing gentle traction to create space within the spinal discs, and allowing oxygen and nutrients to return to the damaged discs, this noninvasive treatment promotes long-term relief by targeting the root cause of your pain.

Is Spinal Decompression Safe?
The good news is that studies have found nonsurgical spinal decompression (NSSD) to be a safe and effective treatment option for chronic back pain. In fact, one study concluded that patients suffering from lumbar spine pain who tried other interventions for at least six months and did not find relief experienced a significant decrease in their pain with a NSD program.

Chiropractic Care for Back Pain: What Patients Should Know

Nonsurgical spinal decompression involves a series of treatment sessions that stretch and release the spine to help relieve herniated or bulging discs. During treatment, you lie fully clothed on a table and are connected to a harness around your pelvis and another around your trunk. A computer controls the movement of the decompression machine and adjusts the traction and relaxation times to tailor each session to your specific needs. New advancements like imaging-guided spinal decompression provide even greater accuracy.

During nonsurgical decompression, the negative pressure created within the discs causes herniated or bulging discs to retract and pull together, creating a vacuum effect that takes the pressure off the spinal nerves. This lowers the pressure within the lumbar vertebrae and allows for healing nutrients to flow back into the damaged discs.

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