Spinal Decompression

What Is Spinal Decompression Therapy?

Spinal decompression therapy is a non-surgical spinal decompression treatment that helps to remove some of the pressure that is otherwise placed on the spinal cord, or more specifically on compressed nerves within the spinal cord.
With this type of therapy, the spine is gently stretched to take pressure off certain areas of the spine, called spinal discs. This helps to alleviate some types of chronic pain, specifically neck pain and back pain. Healing pinched nerves, a herniated or bulging disc, degenerated disc fibers, and more can also ease things like leg pain, muscle spasms, and radiating arm pain.
Many people do not think about the ways that damage to the spine can cause pain throughout the body. Nonsurgical spinal decompression can help with pain relief without the need for spine surgery.
This process is done with the help of a decompression table where a doctor directs a computer for motorized traction to achieve the desired result. This type of noninvasive therapy may require multiple sessions, working with the body as it heals. Each session will last about a half-hour.