Dr. Brian Epp at Performance Chiropractic & Rehabilitation, serving Harrisburg, PA, is a chiropractor with over 25 years of experience. He is passionate about restoring function to patients and ensuring you see results. For this reason, Dr. Epp offers up-to-date chiropractic care, including decompression therapy, when you are experiencing structural neuromusculoskeletal issues.
What Is Decompression Therapy?
Spinal decompression therapy is a non-surgical intervention aimed at stretching your spine with the help of a motorized device or traction table to relieve back and leg pain.
Decompression therapy is similar to traction therapy, although there are some differences. Traction uses gentle tension while decompression therapy combines gentle tension with periods of stretching and relaxing the spine.
How Does Decompression Therapy Work?
Decompression therapy creates negative intradiscal pressure. This repositions the spinal discs and redirects nutrients to the affected area so that natural healing may take place.
What to Expect from Decompression Therapy?
The first thing every patient wants to know is if the treatment will hurt. Applied correctly decompression therapy should not be painful. All you should feel is a gentle stretching of the spine.
You can expect to lie face up or down on a table and a harness will be placed around your waist or hips. The section of the table beneath your lower half will move back and forth to allow the stretching to take place.
What Is Decompression Therapy Used For?
Dr. Epp at Performance Chiropractic & Rehabilitation serving Harrisburg, PA, uses decompression therapy for several conditions:
- Lumbar or lower back pain
- Sciatica
- Slipped discs or disc herniation
- Spinal stenosis
In each case, stretching the spine should help relieve pain and improve function and movement by lengthening the spine and allowing room for the spinal discs to move back into place. Similarly, it should relieve any pressure on the spinal nerves that may be causing uncomfortable symptoms.
Benefits of Decompression Therapy
Spinal decompression therapy has several benefits. The first is that it’s a non-invasive and natural intervention that may prevent the need for surgical decompression therapy later on.
Additionally, decompression therapy can reduce pain and dysfunction. This is vital because patients who are in pain often struggle with exercising and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. By relieving the pain with decompression therapy, we improve a patient’s overall quality of life.
Finally, spinal decompression therapy often pairs well with other treatments as it works to reduce your pain and improve your physical health.
Contact Details
At Performance Chiropractic & Rehabilitation serving Harrisburg, PA, Dr. Epp takes your spinal health seriously. To find out how you can benefit from decompression therapy and chiropractic, call us now at (717) 695-3540 to schedule a consultation or send a message through our website.