How does it work?

Spinal Decompression Therapy (also known more simply as Spinal Decompression or SD), is a non-surgical therapy proven to treat neck and back pain caused by bulging, herniated, and degenerative discs or facet syndrome. Even post-surgical patients and those suffering from stenosis (a narrowing of the spinal canal) have reported significant pain relief from SD treatments. Over a series of relaxing treatment sessions, patients experience powerful pain reduction and healing.

Each automated session of Spinal Decompression (SD) cycles the patient through a series of gentle pulls, holds, and releases. Super-smooth transitions between each phase of SD can make for an experience so relaxing during which patients often fall asleep. As a session of SD commences, tension slowly mounts lengthening the spine. Up to one-half of the patient's body weight, plus as much as 25 pounds of tension, can be exerted directly on the injured discs-all without triggering the "guarding" proprioceptor response. This is where spinal pressures drop and decompression actually occurs.

The different amounts of tension administered throughout the session, when graphed on a chart, produce a curve similar to the one shown on this page. After a holding period, tension is slowly decreased and the spine is retracted slowly. This cycle is repeated several time throughout a treatment session.