What is "spinal decompression" and does it work? Has anyone had it done for low back pain?

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I have not had this procedure, but I have known many people who have And have had very good results. it's one of the best treatments available for back pain because it's nonsurgical.

It is a nonsurgical treatment for low-back pain and pain in the leg, neck or arm that works by reducing loading of the spine.

Spinal decompression therapy to address loading customarily involves near-daily, hour-long sessions over a span of roughly 2 to 6 or 7 weeks during which spinal stabilization exercises are a regular component.

Giving encouragement to the proponents of spinal decompression therapy are numerous clinical studies demonstrating that the therapy does indeed cause disc space to decompress, generally by producing and sustaining negative intradiscal pressure. One such study looking at patients with herniated and degenerative disc disease found that 86% of 219 subjects who completed decompression therapy reported immediate disappearance of symptoms, while 84% of the total remained pain-free for 3 months afterward; 92% of the cohort showed varying degrees of physical improvement—those gains were locked in for the vast majority of them 90 days after treatment.

Naturally, spinal decompression therapy is not for everybody. Conditions helped by it are largely confined to sciatica, disc hernia, disc protrusion, spinal stenosis, and radiculopathy

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What is "spinal decompression" and does it work? Has anyone had it done for low back pain?

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All your back pain starts out with muscles being pinched and then the problems progress from there. Once you release the muscles you should release the majority if not all your pain. I don't know of any proof that diet plays a role in this. I always think about our forefathers when I read something about diet and wonder how they could have gone for six months, and longer with what they had to eat back in the day. Here is how to release the muscles in your back: Back: Place your left hand on your left knee. Place your right hand over your left shoulder and with your fingertips find the muscle next to your spine. Press on it and hold. Relax, take a deep breath and exhale and don’t tense up any part of your body. After about 30 seconds there should be a release happening and when it does slowly lower yourself forward onto your right leg. If you can lean over the outside edge of your leg it will be better for your release. Continue holding for a total of one minute. Then release but rest your body there for one minute longer. Then reverse and do the right side.

Answer 4

There is no medicine for these problems. Therefore we have no other way than to go for such Alternatives.
Our merunivarak Therapy treats back pain within 10 minutes also.
YOG (Meditation) is also a better option.
Acupuncture is a good option.
Pain killers kill the patient and not the pain.


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http://www.privatehealth.co.uk/private-operations/orthopaedic/spinal-decompression

This site may be able to answer some of your questions.

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