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Decompression Helps Low Back Pain

If you suffer from chronic low back pain like many people,
you may have tried several different treatments designed to
deal with the pain.

An important thing to understand is that in the majority of
cases the spinal discs are to blame. Research shows that the
disc is the most common cause of back pain followed by the
facet joints and the SI joint.

One thing that most people don’t understand about the disc
is that while it is the most pain sensitive structure in the
spine it is only initially pain sensitive in the outer 1/3.
This is one of the reasons pain can hit so suddenly because
as the inner portion of the disc is migrating outwards you
don’t feel pain, but once the outer fibers are involved low
back pain will be experienced.

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 little known fact about disc pain is that once a disc
begins to dry out it becomes more pain sensitive. That’s
because certain cells that hold hydration in the disc also
inhibit the growth of pain sensitive nerves in the disc. So
once a disc drys out painful nerves become more abundant.

There is only one treatment that actually creates a healthy
and nourishing influx on hydration into the disc and that is
spinal decompression. This treatment creates an active fluid
exchange so that the disc receives the nutrition that it
needs to heal.

The mechanism behind spinal decompression therapy is very complex,
although many will tell you it looks similar to traction.
The difference is that unlike traction, spinal decompression
has a patented computer system that analyzes muscle
contraction responses and changes the forces to overcome
muscle contraction.

Once decompression is achieved a negative pressure in the
disc creates 2 very important scenarios. First it actively
retracts any herniated or bulging material centrally to
relieve nerve compression or irritation and secondly it
actively draws in nutrition so the disc 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.

If you suffer from low back pain and have tried other
treatments that have not worked for you, spinal
decompression can offer you a valuable treatment option that
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