How Does Spinal Decompression Therapy Work?

Finding better technology for better health describes the upgraded lumbar device Axiom DRX9000. Axiom Worldwide, a world leader in pioneering the true non-surgical spinal decompression system, is used by a growing number of professionals, chiropractors and alternative therapy clinics around the world. The DRX9000 system works by applying a gentle force to the spine which engineers the spine to decompress and open up vertebrae. The intense pain associated with chronic lower back pain and sciatica is often greatly reduced or alleviated altogether.

The DRX9000 computerized equipment applies logarithmic pressure which gently opens up and lengthens the spine without allowing the muscles to contract. The uniquely designed servo-motion feature of the machine works in an exact synchronization to calculate the patient’s individual specs and curve of their spine. Further checks are made each step of the session by additional checks and balances within the machine by the servo-amplifier that auto correct the servo-motor unit. Each of these measuring devices ensures the patient receive a consistently correct amount of pressure as long as the session last, which is typically 30 minutes. Each patient is able to receive a fully tailor-made series of lumbar forces based upon the imaging results done and the condition of their spinal discs and vertebrae.

Each session gives the patient their own consistently applied pressure as the DRX9000 technology uses a nested closed-loop feedback system with computerized software that instructs a servo-motor unit in the application of decompression forces. 

The DRX9000

To find out whether you are a potential candidate for the DRX9000, you will need to counsel with your chiropractor. First your chiropractor will examine your condition and recommend MRI imaging of your spine before he can accurately determine the source of your condition. Since the DRX9000 spinal decompression system is an advanced form of therapy and an alternative treatment, many chiropractic clinics across the U.S. offer it, and occasionally you will find orthopedic and healthcare clinics that do also.

After an MRI, a chiropractor will be able to confirm whether you actually have a herniated or ruptured disc and they will discuss with you the possibility of treatment to help alleviate pain.
Typical symptoms associated with a herniated or rupture disc include chronic low back pain, radiating pain that shoots down the leg and sometimes the feet and toes, and in extreme circumstances numbness or tingling sensations. Movement, coughing or sneezing can heighten the pain and might cause further pressure on the affected nerve (s).

Studies conducted on the efficacy of lumbar spinal decompression are found on PUBMEDs website, JAMA, and a variety of other healthcare sites. These independent studies show spinal decompression therapy carries a high rating by patients in relieving their chronic lower back pain. Along with other alternative therapeutic devices like cold and high power laser therapy, interferential current, prescribed exercise programs and spinal supports.

Disc Treatments

As opposed to invasive treatments for chronic back conditions, including spine surgery, and a spinal fusion, spinal injections on the nerve root or cortisone shots; spinal decompression therapy is a relatively safe and completely non-invasive technique for treating herniated discs.