Good news
Back Pain Sufferers:
There's a new effective option for treating your acute or chronic lower back pain that doesn't require surgery. And the doctors who are part of the Back Care Network are committed to treating your low back pain with the latest therapy and technology that will have you back on your feet in no time, and stay that way pain free for years to come.

Spinal Decompression Therapy

Properly functioning lumbar discs

Lumbar discs have two primary functions: to act as shock absorbers for the spinal joints; and to act as spacers between the vertebrae where the nerves exit the spinal column.

When discs start to break down, the movement in the vertebrae decreases and the discs becomes dehydrated. As they dehydrate, the spaces between the vertebrae narrow the area where the nerves exit. This can cause nerve compression and pain. Additionally, as lumbar discs age, dehydrate, and start to crack, the edges of the discs can bulge. This bulging can cause a herniation, which can create back pain, leg pain and muscle weakness.

Spinal decompression therapy methods

In the past, spinal surgery, painful injections and heavy drug therapy were often used to treat these conditions. Fortunately, spinal decompression therapy now offers back pain sufferers a non-surgical option that may restore normal function to injured or damaged spines.

In the course of spinal decompression therapy, decompression pulls the joints apart, taking pressure off the nerves, and creating negative pressure within the disc. Using this proven spinal decompression method, the bulging or herniated material is suctioned back into the disc and rehydrated.

During your spinal decompression therapy, the doctor will set the computer to operate on different cycles to correct different conditions. If your lumbar disc is bulged, the setting would include intermittent pulling and relaxing, so as to "milk" the disc. If the lumbar disc is herniated and the tissues are torn, this method would stimulate the body to create new cells - which would actually attach to the outer torn ligament bands of the disc and heal over the torn part with fresh new cells.

The Back Care Network's spinal decompression methods have been well received by patients suffering from a variety of conditions. However, before you are placed on specialized treatment program, we can schedule you for a 30-minute appointment to try lumbar decompression therapy and evaluate your individual response to ensure you receive the care you need.