Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression Therapy

Getting you out of pain and keeping you there.

Intervertebral disc pathology is one of the primary causes of back and neck pain. The discs are prone to degeneration and injury as they are compressed and twisted through daily activities.

As the disc degenerates, the gel-like nucleus loses its hydration, reducing disc height and creating the possibility of facet syndrome and lateral foraminal stenosis. Furthermore, disc degeneration causes the pliable outer coating of the annulus to become brittle and susceptible to cracks and tears that can lead to disc herniations. Bulging or herniated discs often press on spinal nerves, causing severe pain and radiculopathy.

Damaged intervertebral discs seldom heal because they remain under constant pressure, even while a person is at rest. It is widely accepted that the ideal environment to improve disc pathology is to decompress, or reduce the intradiscal pressures of the damaged disc.

The goal of reducing intradiscal pressure is to enhance the osmotic diffusion of fluids and nutrients across the endplates into the disc, furthering the body’s natural healing abilities. Additionally, reduction of intradiscal pressures may help draw the nucleus pulposus of a herniated disc back into the centre, thereby relieving pressure on a compressed nerve root alleviating the problem and the pain.

Spinal Decompression Table
Illustration of common spine conditions.

Conditions Treatable with Spinal Decompression:

Herniated disk

Degenerative disc disease

Disc desiccation

Bulging discs

Slipped disc

Ruptured disc

Sciatica

Spinal stenosis

Facet syndrome

Chronic lower back pain

Failed back surgery (without metal implants)

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