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Decompression… The Answer to Chronic Low Back Pain?

Chronic low back pain is a condition that many people suffer
from. If you have suffered for any length of time you most
likely have tried many treatment options to find relief.

The disc by far is the main cause of low back pain.
Research has indicated that the majority of cases are
attributed to disc pain. The second most common reason for
back pain is facet joint pain followed by SI joint pain.

An important thing to understand about the disc is that it
is only pain sensitive in the outer 1/3. This is important
to understand because often damage can occur over time and
you may never know, until the outer 1/3 of the disc is
contacted by the inner material. This is why back pain can
come on so suddenly out of the blue.

The disc begins a degenerative process after micro trauma
has weakened the outer fibers. This occurs primarily because
of the lack of a direct blood supply to the disc. The disc
relies on a fluid exchange that occurs with motion from the
blood supply in the bones above and below the disc. Once
damage has occurred however, the disc begins to weaken as it
dries out and becomes more brittle.

One of the most dangerous consequences of disc degeneration
is that as the disc loses hydration it becomes infiltrated
with pain sensitive nerves. So no longer is just the outer
1/3 pain sensitive but the entire disc becomes painful.

The most common treatments for low back pain don’t address
this issue. Only one actually increases the amount of
hydration into the disc and that is spinal decompression therapy.
This treatment accelerates the amount of hydration that goes
into the disc so that the disc can regenerate.

Most people will compare simple traction to spinal
decompression, however this is not accurate. True spinal
decompression is achieved when the normal muscle guarding
reflex is overcome to allow negative pressures to be created
in the disc. Traction and inversion can’t achieve this.

The benefits of spinal decompression are very effective for
disc health. First the negative pressure created helps to
draw in any bulging or herniated material that my be
compressing or irritating the nerves and secondly it
actively creates a fluid exchange bringing in fresh oxygen
and nutrition into the disc so it can heal.

By treating the primary source of the patients back pain
the patient has a much higher likelihood of a long term
recovery. Unlike most other treatment that are symptom
based.

spinal decompression therapy can offer you a real solution to your
pain, especially if you have tried other treatments that
have failed. You need to look into it, if you are still
suffering and would like a long term benefit. personal growth development