The spinal column is a vital part of the body. It controls how we move, provides stability to our core, and helps us maintain an upright position. When your spine becomes misaligned or compressed, the nerve roots that exit from between each of your vertebrae are squeezed. This pressure can lead to pain and numbness in different parts of the body, such as arms or legs. Chiropractors often use spinal decompression to help relieve this pressure on those nerve roots by applying force through gentle manipulation and traction techniques. But does it work? This article will explore what spinal decompression therapy entails and whether patients should consider this treatment option.
What is Spinal Decompression Therapy?
Spinal Decompression Therapy is a chiropractic procedure that removes pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots, which can be caused by various causes such as herniated discs or arthritis. This treatment technique aims to reduce pain from pinched nerves in the spine so that patients can return to their normal daily activities more efficiently.
Chiropractors often use various techniques when performing decompression therapies, including manual adjustment, traction, air-pressure release methods, electric stimulation treatments, and other physical agents. Chiropractors also use a spinal decompression table for your treatment.
This type of therapy has been found to help patients who suffer from chronic or acute back problems and other health issues such as sciatica, disc herniation, scoliosis, etc. The main goal is to reduce inflammation around specific nerves located near joints in the spine while increasing blood flow and stretching tight muscles not to put pressure on a particular area. With time, this treatment may result in more mobility within your body’s joint system without any use of drugs.
Decompression therapies are often favored over surgical or pharmaceutical methods because they have a shorter recovery time, milder side effects, and do not interfere with daily activities.
Who should get this treatment?Â
If you have lower back pain and are struggling with movement, a chiropractor may recommend spinal decompression. They’ll use it to help decrease pressure on your spine, alleviate discomfort, and improve mobility. This treatment is most often used for people who’ve had a herniated disc or another injury to the discs in their spine. It can also be used by those who have degenerative diseases such as arthritis that affect the spine’s natural curves.
Benefits of Spinal Decompression
One of the benefits of Spinal Decompression is that it can help to relieve neck and back pain. These are some of the most common symptoms associated with a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, arthritis, or degenerative discs.
The relief from these problems allows for improved quality of life, including more mobility and less fatigue during daily tasks. It also helps improve respiratory function, which means one has an easier time breathing while resting in bed and when one walks throughout their day-to-day activities.
Another benefit is that it may reduce muscle spasms around the spine due to its ability to relax tight muscles by applying traction forces on them through decompressing stretches applied over fascia tissue layers and ligaments.
Decompression treatments are a great alternative to surgery because they offer relief without the risks of potential complications like infection, blood clots, or nerve damage caused by invasive procedures such as spinal fusion.
Side effects & risks
The potential side effects of this type of treatment are usually mild in nature. Still, they can include numbness, tingling, and soreness. These symptoms typically go away within a few days. Serious complications following this type of therapy are rare though they do happen on occasion. These include paralysis and permanent injury to your spine or nervous system.
What can you expect from a session with a Chiropractor in Los Angeles?
Los Angeles Chiropractors are experts when it comes to treating patients who suffer from chronic back problems and neck complications as well. They work with their hands on the spine of your body and manipulate certain areas that may need adjustment or relief. Dr. Steven Becker is a highly trained and experienced chiropractor with more than 20 years of experience. He gives consultations to patients of all ages, sizes, and backgrounds.
Each patient will receive an examination that includes some x-ray or MRI scan on the back for Dr. Becker to identify any hidden problems in your spine, such as disk degeneration or spinal stenosis. You may also be asked if you have been experiencing neck pain along with your lower back pain because this is often related due to muscle spasms caused by pinching nerves between two vertebrae levels in the backbone (the cervical spine).
Dr. Steven Becker has created his own chiropractic care treatment plan, which he ties into what other health conditions the patient might be experiencing. If you are interested in scheduling a consultation with our office staff to determine if this is an appropriate treatment option for your chronic pain or injury, please call (310) 277-8822 today!
