| The discs in your back are the cushions between | | | | spondylosis, facet arthropathy, and soft-tissue |
| your spinal vertebrae. When there is damage that | | | | spinal stenosis. VAX-D has also shown to be more |
| causes a disc to push against a nerve, it can | | | | effective in treating these conditions than surgery. |
| cause extreme pain. A degenerative disc disease | | | | By placing your spine in traction, the extreme pain |
| or a herniated disc may cause some forms of | | | | of a herniated or bulging disc can be alleviated as |
| this type of chronic back pain. Spinal | | | | the disc is lengthened and returns to it's normal |
| decompression, also known as Vertebral Axial | | | | condition. The elongation of the disc allows it to |
| Decompression (VAX-D), may be an effective | | | | take in and absorb the necessary nutrients it |
| way to treat disc deformities and pain. The | | | | needs for recovery. By putting negative pressure |
| practice and treatment of spinal decompression | | | | on the disc, or reversing the pressure load, the |
| does not employ the use of drugs and is non | | | | disc is allowed to heal more quickly and the pain |
| surgical. It has been proven to alleviate pain in the | | | | of the herniated disc is eliminated. |
| arms, legs, neck and can significantly reduce the | | | | One VAX-D system that has shown to be most |
| pain in your lower back and spine. | | | | effective is the DRX9000. After completing |
| VAX-D is a thorough and slow elongation of the | | | | therapy with this system, which consisted of daily |
| spine, which reduces the pressure on compressed | | | | sessions in the beginning, tapering to one session |
| discs and vertebrae. During the decompression | | | | per week, patients reported a major drop in pain |
| therapy, the patient lies on the axial | | | | intensity and an increase in activity an overall |
| decompression table and relaxes while the | | | | quality of life. None of the patients who |
| machine uses reverse pressure to elongate the | | | | participated in the study required any further |
| injured areas. | | | | treatments or surgery. |
| VAX-D is used in cases of patients who | | | | Spinal decompression therapy is extremely |
| experience severe and constant back pain for a | | | | economical for those who can't afford surgical |
| period of longer than one month. Even those who | | | | treatments or have the necessary insurance |
| have frequent and recurring back pain for longer | | | | coverage. The cost of surgery is roughly 90% |
| than 6 months or more can benefit from spinal | | | | more expensive than spinal decompression |
| decompression therapy. Studies have shown that | | | | therapy. For the cost benefits, the safety, and |
| spinal decompression therapy can effectively | | | | the overall effectiveness of the treatment, spinal |
| treat vertebral compression conditions such as | | | | decompression therapy is a smart option for |
| sciatica, degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, | | | | treating your chronic back pain. |