Did You Know... A 2005 article in the prestigious orthopedic journal "Spine" studied patients who suffered with lower back pain and/or sciatica.  99% of the patients were told that they would get either a moderate or great improvement in their life after surgery.  But in reality 39% did not even have minimally important improvement.

Did You Know... One scientific study showed that there was improvement in the short term with injections, but when patients were checked two years later, over two thirds of these patients had undergone additional invasive procedures.

Did You Know...Theres a term that is used a lot in orthopedic and medical circles called the "Failed Back Surgery Syndrome".  The greatest risk factor for having a second back operation is having one in the first place.  And the greatest risk factor for having a third operation is having two previous sessions under the knife. 

There are cases where surgery will be your only option, such as when you lose bowel or bladder function or there is numbness where you sit on your backside, called saddle anesthesia.  But 99% will never experience these symptoms, but suffer in a way that is not quite an emergency just feels like and emergency because the pain just never goes away. 

Non-Surgical Options are now available for treatment of Herniated and Bulging Discs, Degenerative Disc Disease and Sciatica both in the neck and lower back.

The DRX9000 or DRX9500 is based on the understanding that decompressing your spine is one way that the disc spaces can be increased and disc protrusions may be reduced.

Although traction has been around for thousands of years-science has shown it to not be very effective.

When traction forces are applied your musculature attempts to "protect" the area not allowing for significant separation of the vertebral disc.  The distraction forces on the DRX9000 come on much differently.

The machine is constantly sensing your muscles resistance to the distraction forces.  When your muscles contract, the machine backs off a bit-when they  "let go" it pulls more.

Also the forces are cycled, and ramped up and down in an attempt to "confuse" your muscles, so that the maximal decompression is achieved.  The machine uses very sophisticated technology to achieve this, and the clinical results reflect the advancement in technology.

What is the theory behind decompression?  How does it work?

Studies have shown that in non-degenerated, but bulging or herniated discs (something your MRI or CT would show), decompression can lower the pressure inside the disc.

This negative pressure may then draw or suck the displaced disk material more towards the center of the disk and away from your nerves.  For many patients this can mean pain relief because a compressed nerve is a painful nerve.

Significant research has been performed on the DRX9000. Visit www.texasdrx and research a few.  The studies have shown a reduction in pain associated with disc related problems in the back or neck and a reduction in the size of disc bulges and herniations measured using MRI technology.

Dr. Atencio D.C. at Texas Spine and Sports Therapy center offers free consultations to determine if Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression is a good option for you.   Give the office a call at 512-219-8999 to see if the DRX9000 is the potential solution for your back, neck, sciatica, disc or leg pain.

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