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What to know before Spinal Traction Decompression? Lower back pains affect about 31 million adults, accounting for 3.6 million outpatient visits in US hospitals. Studies have shown that a lot of money is spent treating lower back pains more than any other health condition. Spinal traction decompression therapy is one of the alternative nonsurgical treatments of spinal cord problems. The therapy reverses the impact that gravity has on the spinal cord enabling the body to maintain balance. It also increases the space in-between the vertebrae to help the spine heal. Spinal decompression/ traction treatment helps relieve pain and reduce nerve compression of the neck and lower back if performed by a qualified physical therapist. We have not been left behind at Suarez Physical Therapy clinic in providing spinal traction/spinal decompression therapy to treat spine-related conditions. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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What to know before Spinal Traction
Decompression?
  • spinal traction at home Lower back pains affect
    about 31 million adults, accounting for 3.6
    million outpatient visits in US hospitals.
    Studies have shown that a lot of money is spent
    treating lower back pains more than any other
    health condition. Spinal traction decompression
    therapy is one of the alternative nonsurgical
    treatments of spinal cord problems. The therapy
    reverses the impact that gravity has on the
    spinal cord enabling the body to maintain
    balance. It also increases the space in-between
    the vertebrae to help the spine heal. Spinal
    decompression/ traction treatment helps relieve
    pain and reduce nerve compression of the neck and
    lower back if performed by a qualified physical
    therapist. We have not been left behind at Suarez
    Physical Therapy clinic in providing spinal
    traction/spinal decompression therapy to treat
    spine-related conditions. Our skilled physical
    therapists understand the spine is a critical
    part of the human body. Thus, they strive to
    deliver the best possible treatment to our
    patients. If you want to undergo this therapy in
    Las Vegas, Nevada, please dont hesitate to call
    us. We will walk you through the procedure and
    perform it with the comfort you deserve.
  • Overview of Spinal Decompression/Spinal Traction
  • spinal traction side effects Most people believe
    that spinal traction and spinal decompression
    therapy are one thing. And even though they are
    used interchangeably, these two therapies are
    different. However, they serve a similar purpose,
    which is to treat or improve various spine-
    related conditions, including
  • Sciatica (leg and thigh pain)
  • Lower back and neck pain, either long-lasting or
    recent, thats of a mechanical cause.
  • Pinched nerves (nerve compression)

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  • Disc protrusion or bulging
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Arthritis of the spine
  • Narrowed nerve tunnels (stenosis of the spine)
  • Facet syndrome
  • Spinal Traction
  • spinal decompression Traction refers to the act
    of pulling or drawing. When a specialist uses
  • their hands or any other mechanical device to
    exert force on the spinal cord, its known as
    spinal traction. Spinal traction therapy is
    classified into two manual and mechanical spinal
    traction.
  • This therapy aims at stretching the spine to
    promote an optimum healing environment for the
    conditions mentioned above. The therapist applies
    a moderate or gentle force on the spinal cord to
    separate its vertebrae or bones.
  • Manual Spinal traction - In manual traction, a
    physical therapist uses his/her hands to place
    you in a traction state. They then exert force
    manually on the muscles and joints to increase
    the spaces in-between vertebrae.
  • Mechanical traction - Here, youll lie on a
    traction table or any other similar motorized
    equipment with special tools to stretch and
    straighten the spinal cord. Your physical
    therapist then attaches slings, pulleys, and
    ropes to your body to relieve the pressure
    mechanically. Mechanical traction is further
    categorized into two

Spinal Decompression Therapy
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Decompression means reducing or releasing the
physical pressure on something or having the
pressure reduced or released. Spinal
decompression is, therefore, therapy performed to
take the pressure off the spine. It is a
non-invasive process and works by mildly
stretching the spinal cord, which changes the
spine position and force. This change takes the
pressure off the spinal discs by creating
negative pressure in the discs (spinal discs are
gel-like cushions between the vertebrae).
Consequently, herniated or bulging discs might
retract, taking the pressure off the nerves and
any other structure in your spinal cord. This
then helps enhance the movement of oxygen,
water, and nutrient-rich fluids into the discs so
they can heal and relieves back pain, too.
Spinal decompression is effective and safe
without the usual risks associated with invasive
procedures like anesthesia, surgery, or
injections. Youre fully clothed during the
spinal decompression process. The therapist fits
you with a harness around your trunk and another
around your pelvis. He/she will then ask you to
lie either face-up or face down on a computer-
operated table. Note that this table is similar
to a traction table, except that it uses advanced
technology. Your therapist straps you to this
table, which he/she controls using a computer
program. He/she operates the computer,
customizing treatment to your specific needs. The
table moves, and as it does, it produces a
distraction force to the targeted area of your
spinal cord. The distraction force is followed
by a relaxation process that creates a vacuum
effect and repositions the disc. Apart from
realigning the disc, the vacuum effect also
encourages fresh blood supply, which enhances
healing.
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