Spinal Decompression
alleviate pressures and stresses placed on the lumbar spine. Patients who suffer from chronic low back pain have found that this alternative is very effective in helping to alleviate their pain and permit them to return to their normal way of life. Our office strives to achieve this goal using one of the newest decompression systems on the market. This technology combines the precision of computer feedback systems to monitor the treatment in an effective, safe, and controlled environment.
The DRX9000 True Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression System™ is designed to provide pain relief for compressive and degenerative injuries of the spine. Through the application of spinal decompressive forces to these injuries, the DRX9000™ has given patients relief from back pain and has allowed them to resume the activities they love. The DRX9000 True Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression System™ provides relief of pain and symptoms associated with herniated discs, bulging or protruding intervertebral discs, degenerative disc disease, posterior facet syndrome, and sciatica. The therapy is non-invasive and non-surgical. The theory behind spinal decompression is a process whereby forces are applied to the spine in a manner that maximizes spinal elongation. Spinal elongation is maximized when paraspinal muscles, the muscles that guard the spine from injury, are relaxed. When paraspinal muscles relax, applied spinal decompressive forces spread apart the bony vertebra of the spine (as shown in Figure 1).
This relieves pressure on nerves and intervertebral discs. Where this spinal elongation occurs, pressure drops within the disc which facilitates movement of fluid, carrying nutrients and oxygen inside the disc (as shown in Figure 2). Additionally, the reduction in pressure can help draw in herniated disc fluids, reducing the size of the herniation.
3D Spine Simulator
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