Spinal Decompression For Treating Disc Related Pain
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Spinal decompression is a relatively new form of treatment for symptoms related to disc herniation and degeneration. I have been performing spinal decompression in San Antonio for a few years now, and there is still considerable controversy about this form of treatment. Some praise it as a dramatic breakthrough in the treatment of disc problems, while others dismiss it as nothing more than an expensive hoax.
As with all treatments for spinal disc herniation and degeneration, spinal decompression is far from being a panacea. It cannot be used on every patient and despite the fact that it does provide a statistically higher chance of getting good results than any other type of disc treatment available, it is not 100% effective.
Because spinal decompression does not work 100% of the time, and because some providers use a lot of hype in their promotion of this form of treatment, there are bound to be a few patients who are disappointed in the outcome of their treatment. This disappointment comes out in the occasional forum and blog posts that I’ve seen in which a few individuals did not get good results proclaim the treatment to be universally worthless.
In fact, spinal decompression is highly effective for most patients who are treated with it for disc bulges and herniations and mild to moderate amounts of disc degeneration. The overall success rate for spinal decompression is much better than for steroid injections in the spine and for disc surgery, and spinal decompression is quite a bit safer than either of these common forms of disc treatment.
I have heard some doctors express the opinion that spinal decompression merely “delays the inevitable” - that is, it only puts off the need for eventual surgery. These doctors are under the impression that decompression is only a symptomatic treatment and that it does not make any change in the condition of the disc. This is simply not true.
Pre and post spinal decompression MRI scans have demonstrated that the majority of patients do get definite positive physical changes in their discs from the treatment. Post-decompression MRIs typically show a significant reduction in disc bulging and often indicate improved disc hydration - which is believed to help stop or even reverse disc degeneration.
While every case is different, from my experience in my San Antonio spinal decompression clinic, most patients not only get good symptomatic improvement, that improvement is long-lasting and allows those patients to return to their normal activities. Most have been able to avoid surgery and are now living much better lives because of their spinal decompression treatment.
To get a free report on spinal disc problems and the treatment options available for them, please visit the spinal decompression San Antonio website.
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