A neurosurgeon or orthopedic surgeon can perform spinal surgery. Many spine surgeons have specialized training in complex spinal surgery. Ask your surgeon about their training, especially if your case is complex or if you have had more than one spinal surgery. Non-surgical spinal decompression is a type of motorized traction that can help relieve back pain.
Spinal decompression works by gently stretching the spine. This changes the strength and position of the spine. This change removes pressure from the spinal discs, which are gel-like pads between the bones of the spine, by creating negative pressure on the disc. As a result, protruding or herniated discs can retract, reducing pressure from nerves and other structures in the spine.
This, in turn, helps promote the movement of water, oxygen, and nutrient-rich fluids into the discs so that they can heal. Joint fusion prevents spinal stenosis from recurring and can help eliminate pain from an unstable spine. Studies show that spinal decompression therapy is successful in treating bulging or herniated discs more than 70% of the time. A spinal cord receives negative pressure to correct vertebrate misalignment and, in most cases, is found to relieve back pain without surgery in my patients in New York City.
Spinal decompression has been shown to be effective in relieving pain associated with bulging and herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, sciatica, and even relapse or failed back surgery. Decompression surgery (laminectomy) opens the bone channels through which the spinal cord and nerves pass, creating more space for them to move freely. In clinical trials for spinal stenosis, people who underwent surgery showed greater improvement than those who received non-surgical treatments. Decompression doesn't cure spinal stenosis or eliminate arthritis; it only relieves some of the symptoms.
More research is needed to establish the safety and effectiveness of non-surgical spinal decompression. Spinal decompression can be performed anywhere in the spine, from the neck (cervical) to the lower back (lumbar). The spine provides a nerve pathway that runs through the middle of these bones, ligaments, and discs. Your doctor will provide you with a full copy of the nonsurgical spinal decompression treatment protocol if requested.
The system applies gentle, curved angle traction to the spinal cord, resulting in far greater treatment results than previous, less comfortable, acute-angled pulls. To find out how effective it really is, researchers should compare spinal decompression with other alternatives to surgery. Spinal surgery should only be considered after a reasonable trial of decompression therapy sessions. A small aperture in the lamina above and below the spinal nerve may be sufficient to relieve compression (Fig.
In some cases, spinal fusión may be performed at the same time to help stabilize sections of the spine that are treated with laminectomy.
