Our chiropractic clinic, situated in the center of Del Pardo Blvd., offers individuals in the area an option for treatment of injured, degenerative or herniated discs. This particular treatment is known as spinal decompression. It's an all-natural remedy that could prevent you from having an invasive surgery or relying on dangerous, and potentially addictive, pain relievers for the rest of your life.
Definition of Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression
Spinal decompression refers to a procedure that relieves pressure on the spine. Nonsurgical spinal decompression uses a traction device that gently stretches the spine. A traction table consists of pulleys, slings and ropes along with a motor. By elongating your spine, the discs in between your vertebrae aren't confined. This allows them to heal more effectively because they don't have the pressure from the bones. Blood flows more optimally throughout your spine when you don't have the vertebrae restricting circulation to the discs. The enhanced blood flow brings more nutrients to the area that helps with the healing process. Additionally, spinal decompression allows the discs and bones to realign since they won't be restrained.
Generally, each decompression session will last about 15 minutes. Our Cape Coral, FL chiropractor usually recommends you have the treatment a few times per week over the course of several weeks, depending on your condition. We may utilize other treatments along with spinal decompression in order to optimize your recovery and reduce your pain and discomfort.
Conditions Treated With Spinal Decompression
Our chiropractor uses nonsurgical spinal decompression to treat a variety of conditions that cause pain in your spine. One of the most common conditions we treat is a bulging disc. A bulging disc occurs when a disc swells and stretches the outside of the disc, making it bulge. Usually, this occurs with age because the outer fibrous portion of the discs becomes weak. Although it usually starts out asymptomatic, the bulge has the potential to irritate the nerves and soft tissue around it. In some cases, it swells no much it becomes a herniated disc and will rupture.
We use spinal decompression therapy to treat herniated discs. A herniated disc occurs when part of the outer coating of the disc tears, and the content inside begins to seep out. Herniated discs tend to cause more pain than bulging discs. We also use spinal decompression for degenerative disc disease, a condition that occurs with age as a result of changes in the discs. If you have general back pain, our chiropractor may recommend spinal decompression to relieve pressure n the nerves and muscles and promote healing. We also use it for leg pain, sciatica and pinched nerves.
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If you would like to schedule spinal decompression therapy at our chiropractic clinic in Cape Coral, FL, contact Premier Medical Group.
