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Disc Decompression Therapy provides non-surgical treatment for: 

Degenerative Discs, Bulging Discs, Herniated Discs, Ruptured Discs, Back Pain, & Neck Pain.

After almost twenty years of working with all sorts of spinal problems and dreading every time someone had to be referred for spinal surgery, there is now another option that we can offer to our patients. An alternative to the horrors of low back surgery was introduced in 1997. Since then, this FDA registered equipment has evolved to become even more comfortable, effective, and successful.  Clinical studies have documented an 86% improvement rate for Internal Disc Decompression Therapy in relieving the pain from ruptured intervertebral discs. This is in stark contrast to the commonly reported “30% Rule” for spinal surgeries, i.e. 30% get better, 30% notice little or no change, and 30% get worse. Dismal results indeed when you consider the costs, the hazards, and the time lost from work to recover from surgery.  Decompression Therapy can help with herniated or bulging discs, degenerative disc disease (thinned and/or collapsed discs), posterior facet syndrome, sciatica (pain down your legs that is coming from pressure on your sciatic nerve), acute or chronic back pain, back problems that do not seem to respond to anything else, failed back surgery, and most any other type of back pain especially if it includes leg pain. Internal Disc Decompression is non-invasive, essentially painless, and does not involve drug therapy or injections.  The treatment protocol was developed by a team of renowned neurologists, chiropractors, orthopedists, and neurosurgeons to rehabilitate and heal damaged structures in the spine.

Q: How does Decompression Therapy work?

A: Decompression Therapy is performed on a patented decompression table. The procedure is a multi-stage process that decreases pressure inside the disc and promotes self-healing by increasing the water content and reducing pressure within the disc. As the pressure in the discs is decreased, bulging disc material retracts and damaged structures in the spine can heal and rehabilitate.

Q: If I use Decompression Therapy, when will I start feeling better?

A: Many patients start feeling improvement by the second week.

Q: Are there any side effects to the treatments?

A: Most patients do not experience any adverse side effects. Occasionally, especially at the beginning of the treatment program, a few people experience brief muscle spasms.