Spinal decompression therapy is the most researched non-surgical solution for recovering from disc injuries, including those that create:
- Sciatica
- Radiculopathy pain
- Numbness, tingling, and cramping in the legs
- Chronic back pain issues related to other disc problems
Spinal decompression therapy has been around for decades and can help up to 92% of disc patients recover and get back to a healthy life without surgery, shots, or drugs. That’s why we love this therapy for our patients at Life Essentials Chiropractic.
Many people with disc injuries are frustrated by being told that their only options for relief are injections, endless medications, and risky surgeries. They try simple physical therapy or basic chiropractic techniques, but they don’t get the outcome that they had hoped for. Many turn to surgery, even though it’s the last thing they ever wanted.
There’s another way.
$59 Decompression Exam & Consultation
Includes Complete Physical Examination & Comprehensive Consultation.
How Our Care Plan Works
1. Identify The Root Cause
You will never be able to achieve wellness by chasing your symptoms; you’ll only get stuck on a merry-go-round of medication offering temporary relief. True wellness comes by addressing and correcting the root cause of your symptoms. That work takes advanced diagnostic tools and doctors committed to understanding how you’re feeling and how it’s affecting your life. This crucial first step is the only way to forge a solid foundation for effective care.
2. Discover The Path To Your Goals
Once we’ve identified the root cause of your issues, together, we’ll develop a unique approach tailored to your needs and aspirations. Our various treatment modalities allow us to get the best results regardless of where a patient has been and where they’re going. Whether hitting a new PR, staying competitive through the back nine, or keeping up with your grandkids, each phase of your care is purpose-driven, taking you closer to the person you were meant to be.
3. Live Life Without Limits
With a solid foundation and a clear roadmap, you can achieve and sustain a vibrant, pain-free life, fully equipped to reach your God-given potential. We walk with you on this journey and provide you with the tools and knowledge to ward off future illness and injury and ensure continual improvements to your health and outlook. When you shed the anxiety and despair that comes with a life dictated by health limitations, you can achieve things you never thought possible.
What is Spinal Decompression Therapy?
Spinal decompression is a gentle, safe, and effective therapy to recover the health of your discs and get back to a life many people thought wouldn’t be possible again without surgery. The most common conditions that spinal decompression can help with are:
- Herniated or bulging discs
- Degenerative disc disease
- Sciatica
- Pinched nerves
- Spinal stenosis
- Postural changes
- Auto accidents
- Sports injuries
Spinal decompression therapy is not traction; it’s completely different. It is a very high-tech, well-researched technology that creates a controlled, gentle stretching force designed to separate the vertebral joint spaces, reducing pressure on your discs and nerves.
It improves nutrient exchange and hydration in the disc and, most importantly, gently creates a negative pressure, or vacuum-like suction, on the disc, which helps move the disc back towards normal positioning, decompressing the debilitating pressure on the spinal nerve roots that causes the majority of symptoms. It is very well tolerated by the majority of people with these conditions.
How Does a Spinal Decompression Table Work?
Patients lie comfortably, usually face up, but they can also lie face down or even on their side if they’re unable to get into certain positions. At Life Essentials Chiropractic, sessions can last 15 to 25 minutes, as a gentle, precise force repeatedly stretches the vertebrae. Cases can take anywhere from 12 to 20 sessions, and patients even benefit from intermittent maintenance sessions to preserve the disc’s long-term wellness.
Who Can Benefit From Spinal Decompression?
Patients with chronic neck pain or back pain, chronic sciatica or pain, numbness, or cramping down the arms or hands or legs, glutes, and feet. Virtually any sort of disc injury, degenerative disc disease over time, or nervous system interference often experiences great results with decompression therapy.
Most sessions take 15 to 25 minutes, a few days a week. The frequency depends on the severity of the condition, how long it’s been there, and other complicating factors that may be present in an individual’s spine.
At Life Essentials Chiropractic, we determine all this through a consultation, exam, and imaging from a qualified corrective chiropractor who specializes in treating these conditions. Once we determine you’re a good candidate, results from our consultation, exams, and imaging determine the precise spinal segment, angle, and forces needed to gently and safely treat the injured area. This makes spinal decompression extremely safe.
Chiropractors are usually among the most qualified doctors, with extensive experience and training, especially corrective chiropractors.
Taking into account the health of the spine as a whole, combining decompression with the correction of structural distortions that contribute to the root cause of your disc injury yields the best outcome for patients.
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5425 Hwy 6 Suite A-300, Missouri City, TX 77459
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does spinal decompression take?
Sessions can last from 15 to 25 minutes.
How often will I need spinal decompression?
That all depends on the severity of your condition, how long you’ve been dealing with it, and the overall health of your spine. At Life Essentials Chiropractic, we determine this through a thorough consultation, exam, and necessary imaging.
Is it good to decompress the spine?
The spine responds very favorably in the majority of cases to decompression, especially for anyone suffering from any sort of disc injury or degenerative disc condition. 92% of patients respond well.
What are spinal decompression treatments like?
The technology is catered to you based on the results of your consult, exam, and imaging. It targets the specific spinal segment and gently stretches the spine, creating a vacuum that restores the disc to its normal position.
How long would it take for me to see improvement from decompression?
Many patients start to see changes within the first few sessions, and 92% of cases can get significant improvements in the health of their spine and discs within eight weeks.
Can a chiropractor in Missouri City, TX, do spinal decompression?
Yes! Chiropractors, especially corrective chiropractors, are some of the most experienced and thoroughly trained doctors who specialize in decompression therapy.
How effective is decompression therapy?
Highly effective for the vast majority of the population with disc problems, with up to a 92% success rate.
How can I decompress my spine at home?
While certain devices like inversion therapy or home traction units can help simple cases or provide temporary relief, these things are commonly mistaken for decompression; they are not. Only spinal decompression therapy tables have been researched and shown to create the vacuuming effect or negative pressures into the discs required to achieve long-term results.
What does a compressed spine feel like?
The symptoms of a compressed spine can vary greatly, but some of the common symptoms include neck or back pain; pain, numbness, tingling, achiness, or burning down the legs and feet in a lumbar case, or arms or hands in a cervical disc case. Some patients even describe it as a toothache down the leg or shooting, radiating pain. These symptoms can be debilitating.
$59 Decompression Exam & Consultation
Includes Complete Physical Examination & Comprehensive Consultation.
