Individual with lasting back pain and other related symptoms know how disruptive their life can be. Such people always think of finding relief. This tends them towards spinal decompression therapy- either surgical or non-surgical.
Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression
Nonsurgical spinal decompression is a type of motorized traction that may help relieve back pain. This gentle, non-surgical procedure can easily provide lower back and neck pain relief, sciatica pain relief and advanced procedure for bulging, herniated or degenerative disc disease in the neck and lumbar regions.
Usually, the gentle distractive forces of the spinal decompression therapy work by gently stretching the spine. Stretching plays key role in changing the force and position of the spine. Since such change takes pressure off the spinal disks and in turn help promote blood flow and nutrient exchange to the injured area, back pain treatment Coachella doctor suggest effective measures to make the patient feel better.
Spinal decompression La Quinta doctors make use of nonsurgical spinal decompression in an effort to treat problems like:
- Back pain, neck pain or sciatica – all these are pain weakness or tingling that prolongs down the leg.
- Swollen or herniated disks or degenerative disk disease
- Damaged spinal joints
- Injured or diseased spinal nerve roots
However, safety and effectiveness of nonsurgical spinal decompression still needed to be proved.
Spinal Decompression Time
Usually spinal decompression therapy sessions take less than 20 minutes, 3 times a week for 1 month, transitioning from passive to active treatment – but all depending on how you respond. However, most of the patients feel pain relief with as few as 6-10 treatments. Most of the patients are released from treatment after 8 weeks.
If you are suffering from spinal pain, going for a complete spinal decompression program that is specifically made for proper functioning of the stabilization ligaments, tendons, and muscles can be beneficial. The specific doctors suggest exercise and adjunctive therapies such as heat, muscle stimulation, ultrasound and cold therapy. They aim to heal the disc and also improve muscular control and support of the back and neck.
Surgical Spinal Decompression
Surgical spinal decompression is another option for treating certain types of back pain. But it is used as a last option when other measure fails to work. The surgical spinal decompression is used for bulging or ruptured disks, bony growths or other spinal problems. Surgery plays important role to relive symptoms from pressure on the spinal cord or nerves including pain, numbness, tingling and weakness.
Your doctor may suggest one or more types of back surgeries to relieve the pressure in your spine. Some of the common types of back surgery include Diskectomy, Laminotomy, Foraminotomy, Osteophyte Removal, Corpectomy and many more.
Since spinal decompression surgery include lots of risks like infection, bleeding, blood clots, allergic reaction and nerve or tissue damage, doctors use this surgery as last alternative to treat spinal or back pain.
