If you suffer from back or neck pain due to herniated discs, spinal stenosis, or other conditions, spinal decompression could provide relief. This noninvasive procedure helps alleviate pressure on nerves.
Undergoing surgical spinal decompression should only be undertaken after noninvasive therapies have failed to alleviate symptoms, or after these therapies have failed completely.
Relieves Pain
Spinal decompression creates negative intradiscal pressure that encourages herniated, bulging or protruded disc material to retract back in. Decompression also relieves tight spasoming muscles of tension, as well as stimulating the nervous system to release neuro-chemical signals which have analgesic properties for pain relief.
Decompression therapy helps to increase circulation to the spine, aiding healing, reducing swelling and scar tissue formation and increasing flexibility and mobility. Furthermore, its improved posture and balance will help lower stress levels which could be contributing to your symptoms.
If you’re close to needing spine surgery for herniated, pinched, or bulging discs, decompression therapy has an 85% chance of helping you avoid this invasive procedure. Decompression creates space around the spinal nerves so they can breathe easier for faster recovery with reduced risk for complications than with traditional surgery – not to mention it can even supplement other therapies like physical therapy!
Relieves Pressure on Nerves
Your spine provides essential support for your body, including providing nerve pathways through its spinal canal. Damage or degeneration to your spine can create compression that puts pressure on its nerves; spinal decompression therapy relieves this pressure so you can resume normal life activities more comfortably.
Nonsurgical spinal decompression therapies include physical therapy, epidural steroid injections and pain medications. These non-surgical solutions stretch your spine to create space and encourage herniated or bulging discs to return into place – without surgery! Not only that – this therapy may even eliminate your need for over-the-counter or prescription pain medication altogether!
Surgical spinal decompression includes microdiscectomy and laminectomy procedures that involve extracting part of an herniated or bulging disc or part of your boney arch from your spine to reduce inflammation, prevent nerve damage and potentially lessen risk. They should only be considered if other conservative therapies fail to help manage symptoms effectively – this type of surgery typically requires weeks or months to recover fully from.
Minimizes Inflammation
Spinal nerves are delicate structures that need space to breathe. Over time, gravity – that force that keeps us anchored to earth and causes us to shrink with age – pulls down on your spine, dissolving disk fluid and rendering them less cushioning for your back. Spinal decompression provides space for your spinal nerves, aiding their healing while simultaneously decreasing inflammation in their area of origin.
Retracting bulging disks helps alleviate pressure on surrounding nerves and structures, relieving symptoms while simultaneously providing oxygen, nutrients, and water into the spine for healing in that area.
Surgical spinal decompression involves procedures like laminectomy, laminotomy and foraminotomy to expand the openings around your nerves by removing part or all of the bones that cover your spinal canal roof, such as laminectomy or laminotomy. It’s used to treat conditions like herniated discs or spinal stenosis.
Reduces Pressure on Discs
Long-lasting back pain requires more aggressive measures. These may include pain relievers and physical therapy. But long-term solutions often lie within treating its source – herniated discs, spinal stenosis or degenerative conditions for example. Spinal decompression therapy provides one such solution, helping herniated or bulging discs retract back inward to relieve pressure off spinal nerves and promote healing.
Herniated discs occur when the cushion between vertebrae starts to wear away, allowing its soft interior to protrude into the spinal canal and cause symptoms like numbness, tingling or weakness in your arms and legs.
Degenerative diseases and spinal injuries can also lead to painful compression in the spine, often resulting in sciatica or spondylolisthesis. Spinal decompression provides a safer alternative than surgery for relieving symptoms of these conditions by relieving pressure from spinal nerves and components of the spine to relieve any associated discomfort. Decompression therapy takes pressure off these components by relieving pain while at the same time treating symptoms associated with cervical or lumbar spondylolisthesis – often as an alternative solution!