Text Box: For more information: Contact Dr. Finkle Hfinkle@msn.com Phone: (928) 680-1123 Text Box:  Description of Procedure For the low back, the patient lies comfortably on his/her back on the decompression table, with a set of nicely padded straps snug around the waist and another set around the lower chest. For the neck, the patient lies comfortably on his/her back with a pair of soft pads behind the neck. Many patients enjoy the treatment, as it is usually quite comfortable and well tolerated. A device then creates a tractional pull (from head to toe, for lumbar) and a secondary device creates flexion an extension in the spine.The amount of pull is gradually increased as well as the degree of flexion and extension.The procedure should cause no discomfort. In many patients, symptomology is temporarily reduced during therapy. Following your first couple of visits there may be some generalized stiffness of muscles and joints, but this usually subsides.There should not be an increase in your original primary complaint. Decompression Therapy Has Been Used to Treat The Current Theory The current theory is that the ligament structures secondarily to bleeding create adhesions.This leads to fixations of the spine.The therapy, when properly introduced, can reduce or removes these fixations.This results in a decreased inflammatory and decreased pain cycle.With proper exercise and follow-up care the patient gains back to some degree their range of motion and mechanical function abilities. Please Note: The current theory is just that, a theory, no formal research has been performed. Most findings are clinical, (the results the doctor and patient see in the clinical environment). Many times in healthcare, there are not formal studies to validate a treatment protocol, just clinical results from previous treating physicians. Decompression therapy is not for everyone, as it does not cure all back problems. But for those patients who fall into the appropriate categories, clinically we have seen good results. These results vary from patient to patient. Treatment Plan for Spinal Decompression It is essential for both the staff and the patient to work toward the same objective when utilizing Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Therapy.This will prevent any confusion and give clear expectations for the patient. Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Therapy produces the forces and positions required to cause decompression of the intervertebral discs. Decompression is the unloading due to distraction and positioning of the spine.This therapy produces negative pressure within the disc to allow the particular injury to heal naturally. Patients are treated fully clothed and are fitted with a pelvic Text Box: < Return