Non surgical spinal decompression techniques date back over 5000 years. To offer relief and promote joint traction these techniques have been used for thousands of years. While they have evolved extensively with technological advances, something must be said for a treatment that has been used to provide relief spanning across centuries.
The Origins of Spinal Decompression Treatment
“Falling Ladder” was one of the earliest known spinal traction treatments, in which patients were fastened to a ladder that could be raised and dropped suddenly, producing a non-specific spinal traction thrust.
In ancient medicine, Hippocrates, the famous Greek physician, extensively used traction to provide patients with spine and joint relief. In 1500, manuscripts related to Hippocrates were discovered on the island of Crete. Thirty drawings depict Hippocrates’ traction and manipulation techniques. These manuscripts include the first documented examples of manual therapy and traction for extremities.
While these scenes are a far cry from how we deliver spinal decompression treatments today (via the accurate and gentle manipulation of a computerised decompression table) the ideology behind how these treatments can drastically improve patient quality of life, remains.
Non Surgical Spinal Decompression Treatment Today
Based on the theory of these ancient remedies, today spinal decompression treatments provide accurate and gentle manipulation of the spine through the use of technology in the form of a decompression table.
With the innovative spinal decompression table, repetitive movements gently lengthen and release the spine with a moderate and accurate pressure which can be recreated in subsequent treatments. To ensure the patient is comfortable at all times, the table is also equipped with sensors and pre-determined programs.
During the treatment intervertebral discs and spinal joints experience negative pressure changes as the table gently pulls and releases the vertebra on either side of a problematic disc. Once this pressure is reduced the disc can commence healing, rehydrate and return to its correct cushioning position.
Today, using the accuracy and technology of the decompression table, we are able to provide treatments with the utmost precision. This means, that a successful decompression treatment can be replicated with pinpoint precision – something that cannot be achieved with manual manipulation or physical therapies.
Disc problems and other spinal-related conditions can cause chronic neck and back pain, which can be alleviated with spinal decompression treatments. Non-surgical spinal decompression has shown to provide long lasting relief from pain caused by herniated discs, bulging discs, pinched nerves, sciatica and facet syndrome, in both the neck and the back.
If you would like to speak with one of our consultants to arrange a professional assessment of your condition and treatment, please contact us today. We look forward to assisting you.
