Recently, we performed spinal decompression treatment number 10,000 on the DRX9000. We have never had a spinal decompression patient suffer any kind of permanent bodily harm. Sure, some patients get sore. However, most have been suffering with chronic back or neck pain for years and have varying degrees of inflammation and muscle spasm. And we always start off nice and easy.
Spinal decompression machines such as the DRX9000 are designed and built for the specific purpose of treating neurovascular compression syndromes such as herniated discs, bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, and facet syndrome.
Nonsurgical spinal decompression machines have a built-in biofeedback mechanism which regulates the amount of pull applied to the patient based on how their body is responding to the decompression process.
This is actually the primary difference between conventional spinal traction and spinal decompression. Traction pulls at the same force without any regard to the patients "muscle guarding" response to the treatment. This can harm the patient.
Another primary difference between traction and spinal decompression is that spinal decompression is specific. The DRX9000 and most other decompression machines are able to isolate on a specific spinal disc per MRI findings. The most common disc that decompression doctors seek to repair is L5-S1. Traction pulls the entire spine.
A lot of thought and engineering goes into the design of spinal decompression systems...including patient comfort. Most of the time, patients fall asleep while receiving disc decompression treatment. Some say, it's the best sleep they get every day.
The treatment is about 30 minutes. done 15-30 times over a 2-3 month period.
So YES...spinal decompression is safe. It's safe, gentle, and effective. Which is why spinal decompression is now considered the gold standard for the nonsurgical treatment of herniated and bulging discs.
San Francisco Spinal Decompression Doctor Comments:
Spinal decompression machines such as the DRX9000 are designed and built for the specific purpose of treating neurovascular compression syndromes such as herniated discs, bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, and facet syndrome.
Nonsurgical spinal decompression machines have a built-in biofeedback mechanism which regulates the amount of pull applied to the patient based on how their body is responding to the decompression process.
This is actually the primary difference between conventional spinal traction and spinal decompression. Traction pulls at the same force without any regard to the patients "muscle guarding" response to the treatment. This can harm the patient.
Another primary difference between traction and spinal decompression is that spinal decompression is specific. The DRX9000 and most other decompression machines are able to isolate on a specific spinal disc per MRI findings. The most common disc that decompression doctors seek to repair is L5-S1. Traction pulls the entire spine.
A lot of thought and engineering goes into the design of spinal decompression systems...including patient comfort. Most of the time, patients fall asleep while receiving disc decompression treatment. Some say, it's the best sleep they get every day.
The treatment is about 30 minutes. done 15-30 times over a 2-3 month period.
So YES...spinal decompression is safe. It's safe, gentle, and effective. Which is why spinal decompression is now considered the gold standard for the nonsurgical treatment of herniated and bulging discs.
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