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Decompressive Traction Therapy (DTX)

Do you are suffer with low back pain, neck pain, arm and leg numbness and tingling, etc. ?  Have you been told you need back surgery?  Decompression Therapy is an effective treatment for these conditions.  It is very affordable and less expensive than surgery.

Do you have a herniated disc, multiple herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, facet syndrome, or any other type of spinal problem? Is your doctor suggesting surgery, Pain Management, or Physical Therapy?  Have you tried Chiropractic and just could not get enough relief?  Come see us and try out the Decompressive Traction System (DTX).

Decompression Therapy is the hottest new therapeutic device for compression and disc syndromes!

The Decompression-Reduction-Stabilization therapy is an effective treatment for:

Herniated disc

Disc Degenerative

Facet syndrome

Sciatica

Post-surgical patients

Spinal Stenosis

Research indicates the disc is responsible for a significant number of incidents of back pain, leg pain, neck and arm pain syndromes. Compression increases intradiscal pressure leading to annular compromise and possible extrusion of nuclear material.

Since the disc doesn’t have its own blood supply, it doesn't receive fresh blood and oxygen with every beat of the heart.  It requires "diffusion" created by motion and 'decompression' to restore nutrients and enhance healing.

Our clinical findings suggest Decompression will create a relatively quick INITIAL response. Patients that respond well tend to feel a sense of relief (which can be direct pain cessation or centralization of pain and/or reduction of ache or stiffness) within 6-10 sessions. Full relief, if attainable through this passive treatment will usually be in 15-20 sessions.  Often patients will be treated 6-8 sessions and notice enough relief to allow active rehab to begin.

Typical frequency is 3-5 times per week. The extent and seriousness of the symptoms will determine if more than three sessions per week should be utilized. Our experience suggests Decompression is also an excellent supportive or maintenance treatment for those cases where pain relief is marked but prone to exacerbations.

The Chattanooga Decompression table represents the finest Decompressive Traction System available today. Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar spine traction can be delivered utilizing the DTX in a controlled and proven method.

Decompression therapy is very affordable and cheaper than surgery. Spinal Decompression is highly recommended by Neurological Research. It was found that out of 778 cases of patients receiving spinal decompression 92% said that they showed improvement (Neurological Research; Volume 20, Number 3, April 1998).

Decompression is defined as reduction in pressure (intradiscal). Recumbent positions (both prone and supine) decrease intradiscal pressures in comparison to standing and sitting. However focused, axial mechanical+Y translation traction, (creating 'decompression' i.e. unloading due to distraction and positioning) has been shown to reduce disc pressure and enhance the healing response even further.