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Disc Decompression Traction Procedures - incorporates non-invasive, non-surgical
Disc Decompression Traction Procedures Therapy to increase the chances of total recovery and
long term relief. Disc Decompression Traction Procedures therapy is a Space Age technology
developed by a team of top physicians and engineers. Lumbar decompression effectively treats
these conditions to help patients live a pain-free life and return to more active lifestyles. It relieves
lower back pain by enlarging disc space and creating a negative pressure or vacuum, drawing the
soft gelatenous material to the center and reducing the disc herniation, strengthening outer
ligaments and reversing high intradiscal pressure.
This Disc Decompression Traction Procedures study shows that disc disease can be
cost-effectively treated using Disc Decompression Traction Procedures. The cost for successful
non-surgical Disc Decompression Traction Procedures therapy is less than a tenth of that for
surgery. These results show that biotechnological advances of Disc Decompression Traction
Procedures reveal promising results for the future of effective management of patients with disc
herniation and degenerative disc diseases. (Shealy,CX,Borgmeyer, V.,AMJ. Pain Management
1997,7:63-65)
Point 1:
There are 23 shock absorbing disks that are interwoven into the vertebrae (spinal bones) above
and below. The disks are amazing structures and can handle hundreds of pounds of pressure
without collapsing. The central core of the disk is made of pulpy gelatinous material (Nucleus
Pulposus). It is surrounded by hundreds of tough fibrous layers (Annulus Fibrosus) that keep the
soft Nucleus material in the center. The Nucleus acts as a spring and separates the vertebrae and
also functions as a ball bearing. Because of its central location, the Nucleus allows the vertebrae
above and below it to rotate, tilt and flex in any direction.
Point 2:
The disks are integral components of the spinal curves. These curves are seen from the side of
the body. The lumbar spine (red curve line) arches forward and the thickness of the disks are
greater in the front. The joints in the spine are in the rear of the vertebral units and are called
articular facets, as seen in the illustration above. When you bend forward, the disks are
compressed by the vertebrae above and below (like scissor action). The disks are extremely
flexible and elastic and can handle the bodies own weight, and then some. The fibers in the
Annulus layers can be compressed, stretched and twisted millions of times over, in one lifetime.
Point 3:
As we age, the circulation to the disks becomes less and the fibrous and nucleus material begin
to dry out (desiccation). The Annulus fibers become more brittle as a result and become less
elastic. Time, usage and desiccation (compression, stretching, twisting and drying) tear the
micro-Annulus fibers. The tearing of the fibers allow the soft gelatinous nucleus material to break
through the many Annulus layers and the results are devastating to the function of the spine.
Because the Nucleus is no longer gathered in the center, the height of the disk flattens and the
function of the joint becomes abnormal and inflexible.
Usually, when the disk is compressed, the Nucleus is forced back and to one side, usually
invading the space occupied by the spinal cord and spinal nerves. This is called a 'bulging disk'. If
the Nucleus material reaches the outside layers of the disk and leaks outside the spinal column, it
is called a 'disk herniation' and is like a flat tire. As a result, the nerves and spinal cord are trapped
(pinched). This trapping causes partial or total malfunction of nerve impulses going in and out of
the spinal cord. Muscles, organs and the brain receive altered messages. Sometimes, this can
cause disabling pain, numbness and weakness in various parts of the body.
Disc Decompression Traction Procedures Therapy to increase the chances of total recovery and
long term relief. Disc Decompression Traction Procedures therapy is a Space Age technology
developed by a team of top physicians and engineers. Lumbar decompression effectively treats
these conditions to help patients live a pain-free life and return to more active lifestyles. It relieves
lower back pain by enlarging disc space and creating a negative pressure or vacuum, drawing the
soft gelatenous material to the center and reducing the disc herniation, strengthening outer
ligaments and reversing high intradiscal pressure.
This Disc Decompression Traction Procedures study shows that disc disease can be
cost-effectively treated using Disc Decompression Traction Procedures. The cost for successful
non-surgical Disc Decompression Traction Procedures therapy is less than a tenth of that for
surgery. These results show that biotechnological advances of Disc Decompression Traction
Procedures reveal promising results for the future of effective management of patients with disc
herniation and degenerative disc diseases. (Shealy,CX,Borgmeyer, V.,AMJ. Pain Management
1997,7:63-65)
Point 1:
There are 23 shock absorbing disks that are interwoven into the vertebrae (spinal bones) above
and below. The disks are amazing structures and can handle hundreds of pounds of pressure
without collapsing. The central core of the disk is made of pulpy gelatinous material (Nucleus
Pulposus). It is surrounded by hundreds of tough fibrous layers (Annulus Fibrosus) that keep the
soft Nucleus material in the center. The Nucleus acts as a spring and separates the vertebrae and
also functions as a ball bearing. Because of its central location, the Nucleus allows the vertebrae
above and below it to rotate, tilt and flex in any direction.
Point 2:
The disks are integral components of the spinal curves. These curves are seen from the side of
the body. The lumbar spine (red curve line) arches forward and the thickness of the disks are
greater in the front. The joints in the spine are in the rear of the vertebral units and are called
articular facets, as seen in the illustration above. When you bend forward, the disks are
compressed by the vertebrae above and below (like scissor action). The disks are extremely
flexible and elastic and can handle the bodies own weight, and then some. The fibers in the
Annulus layers can be compressed, stretched and twisted millions of times over, in one lifetime.
Point 3:
As we age, the circulation to the disks becomes less and the fibrous and nucleus material begin
to dry out (desiccation). The Annulus fibers become more brittle as a result and become less
elastic. Time, usage and desiccation (compression, stretching, twisting and drying) tear the
micro-Annulus fibers. The tearing of the fibers allow the soft gelatinous nucleus material to break
through the many Annulus layers and the results are devastating to the function of the spine.
Because the Nucleus is no longer gathered in the center, the height of the disk flattens and the
function of the joint becomes abnormal and inflexible.
Usually, when the disk is compressed, the Nucleus is forced back and to one side, usually
invading the space occupied by the spinal cord and spinal nerves. This is called a 'bulging disk'. If
the Nucleus material reaches the outside layers of the disk and leaks outside the spinal column, it
is called a 'disk herniation' and is like a flat tire. As a result, the nerves and spinal cord are trapped
(pinched). This trapping causes partial or total malfunction of nerve impulses going in and out of
the spinal cord. Muscles, organs and the brain receive altered messages. Sometimes, this can
cause disabling pain, numbness and weakness in various parts of the body.
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