Can I Get Spinal Decompression Without Surgery?

Your spine provides much-needed support for your body and is responsible for keeping you upright. It’s made of multiple small bones called vertebrae, and ligaments and disks keep it flexible. The spinal column is a tunnel through the bones and disks that contains your spinal nerves. 

Lots of different conditions that affect your spine can cause pain anywhere along the path, from your neck to your lower back. There are plenty of conservative treatment options available to treat neck and back pain; however, sometimes these first lines of treatment aren’t enough to manage pain. 

Spinal decompression therapy aims to relieve neck and back pain without needing surgery, and our team offers this treatment at Anodyne Pain and Wellness Solutions in Newark, Delaware. 

Understanding spinal decompression 

Spinal decompression therapy refers to a series of treatments that aim to take pressure off your spine to relieve pain, some of which are surgical. At Anodyne Pain and Wellness Solutions, we have a nonsurgical method that uses motorized traction to reduce pain by creating more negative space in your spine.

Traction spinal decompression works by slowly stretching your spine, changing its force and position. This not only takes the pressure off your nerves and other spinal structures, but it also encourages better movement of oxygen and nutrients needed to heal injuries that cause neck and back pain.

This innovative treatment works best for the following conditions:

• Herniated disks
• Bulging disks 
• Degenerative disc disease
• Sciatica
• Pinched nerves
• Spinal stenosis

Spinal decompression not only treats the pain but the root cause as well. 

How spinal decompression works

At Anodyne Pain and Wellness Solutions, we use the Accu-SPINA® therapeutic spinal decompression device. This technology is incredibly precise, allowing us to use a computer under our expert control to target specific spine segments that cause pain. It also allows us to customize your spinal decompression session. 

To begin, you lie on the spinal decompression table before a harness is placed around your trunk and pelvis to keep you secure. Our team then uses the Accu-SPINE technology to treat the affected areas of your spine. 

The process can take up to 45 minutes, and you’ll need several treatments over a few weeks to reap the full benefits. You may want to consider supplementing spinal decompression with chiropractic care, acupuncture, and cold laser therapy.

To learn if spinal decompression can help with your neck or back pain, schedule an appointment by calling our office or booking online today.