I receive quite a few inquiries from elderly patients and their loved ones about the DRX9000 spinal decompression system. The question is always the same...
"Do you think decompression therapy will help me?"
And my response is always the same...
"I don't know for sure...and neither does anyone else."
I have been treating herniated disc patients for 16 years now in downtown San Francisco. I have been using the DRX9000 for 3 years. In those 3 years I have treated hundreds of patients with the DRX. Many of them have been elderly. I learned quickly that we need to manage expectations with elderly back pain patients...because, there are...limitations of matter.
If the spine is severely degenerated, we will obviously not be able to reverse that. BUT...often times, the spinal decompression process can take a really bad spine and make it function a whole lot better...I have seen this over and over. I have also had elderly patients go through the entire program and not respond. It's just the way that it is.
You have to weigh the potential gain against the cost of the DRX9000 and the time investment. The risks are minimum...usually soreness only, if anything. So, it's really money and time. If you can handle the fact that you might shell out $5000, spend 6 weeks doing treatment, and it might not work...than you should probably give it a shot. Hey, the upside is HUGE if it works...You just might get your life back.
"Do you think decompression therapy will help me?"
And my response is always the same...
"I don't know for sure...and neither does anyone else."
I have been treating herniated disc patients for 16 years now in downtown San Francisco. I have been using the DRX9000 for 3 years. In those 3 years I have treated hundreds of patients with the DRX. Many of them have been elderly. I learned quickly that we need to manage expectations with elderly back pain patients...because, there are...limitations of matter.
If the spine is severely degenerated, we will obviously not be able to reverse that. BUT...often times, the spinal decompression process can take a really bad spine and make it function a whole lot better...I have seen this over and over. I have also had elderly patients go through the entire program and not respond. It's just the way that it is.
You have to weigh the potential gain against the cost of the DRX9000 and the time investment. The risks are minimum...usually soreness only, if anything. So, it's really money and time. If you can handle the fact that you might shell out $5000, spend 6 weeks doing treatment, and it might not work...than you should probably give it a shot. Hey, the upside is HUGE if it works...You just might get your life back.