Tuesday, March 3, 2009

The Truth about Spinal Decompression

By Dr. Randall Pruitt

There are a lot of reasons why people patronize spinal decompression therapy. A lot of people are suffering from spinal and back problems. 80% of North Americans have suffered from neck and back pains. This makes spinal decompression therapy interesting to a lot of people. This is what urged us to put together some information about the facts of spinal decompression.

Spinal decompression therapy can treat a lot of problems such as degenerative and herniated disc, bulges that cause neck and back pain. Traditionally, surgeries were used to treat these kinds of problems however it wasn't as effective. Patients who have undergone surgeries complains of stiffness, reduced mobility and continuing pain.

This is why patients as well as medical professionals looked for an alternative, non-invasive method of treatment. Good thing about it is that there are available options with the use of spinal decompression therapy.

Traction is defined as application of continuous or intermittent force along the long axis of the spine. This procedure attempts to elongate the spine by different techniques of traction that pull and stretch the joints and muscles. Spinal decompression therapy is basically a more advanced process that utilized techniques that are similar to traction.

There are some major differences between traction and spinal decompression therapy that make spinal decompression therapy much more effective. When traction techniques are applied to the spine, the body incurs a natural action to start to move or pull in the opposite direction. This can often have many negative affects and reduces the overall effectiveness that the procedure can have. This is one of the main things that spinal decompression therapy aims to correct. This is because spinal decompression procedures utilize equipment that helps to reduce this naturally occurrence.

With spinal decompression therapy, computer feedback mechanisms are used to monitor and combat the natural process of the body pulling in the opposite direction of traction being applied. Spinal decompression therapy applies therapeutic qualities that patients benefit from. That is why spinal decompression therapy is proven to be more effective.

The fact of the matter is that spinal decompression therapy is something that, in comparison to other treatment methods, is still quite new to a lot of patients. However the success rate of these types of non surgical procedures is so high that many doctors and health professionals will recommend it before resorting to surgical procedures. This is why if you are suffering from neck and back pain you should definitely talk to your doctor about all of the options that are available to you for different types of spinal decompression therapy. - 16650

About the Author: