Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Considered An Effective Treatment For Back Pain

As new clinical research demonstrating the positive outcomes of this form of therapy continues to surface, it has not take long for the spinal decompression therapyto be widely used in Vancouver as an effective treatment option for chronic back pain conditions. With millions of people suffering with back pain worldwide and individuals searching for alternative ways to find chronic back pain relief, non-surgical spinal decompression therapy arises. Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy has successfully treated many back pain sufferers who received unsatisfactory results with traditional treatment methods such as bed rest, pain medications, or surgery.

Spinal decompression therapy can be found at Vancouver Spinal Decompression Center in Vancouver, B.C. In a study published in Pain Practice, patient outcomes indicated that chronic low back pain improved with treatment on the DRX9000 Non-surgical Spinal Decompression System.

The study indicated that patients with a mean pain duration of 535 weeks which is over 10 years reported a mean verbal numerical pain intensity rating equal to 6.05 on a 0 to 10 scale prior to treatment with spinal decompression. Patients were treated at four different back pain clinics throughout the United States. They received thirty minute spinal decompression therapy sessions daily for the first two weeks and then it tapered down to one session per week.

Patients in the study reported a decrease in analgesic use and improvement in activities of daily living. After the completion of the Non-surgical Spinal Decompression program, the mean verbal numerical pain intensity rating decreased to a statistically and clinically significant rating of 0.89.

The authors were able to follow-up at a mean 31 weeks with 29 patients and reveal mean values of 83% improvement in back pain and satisfaction of 8.55 on a 10-point scale. None of these 29 patients reported requiring surgery.

For more information about spinal decompression therapy, Dr. Ali Akhavan, D.C. at Vancouver Spinal Decompression Center can be reached at 604-984-4601. As more clinical research demonstrating positive results utilizing this form of treatment is disseminated, the question may no longer be whether it’s effective but rather which office offer it. Vancouver Spinal decompression center in Vancouver has successfully treated many patients with back pain, leg pain, sciatica, pinched nerves and more.

Please note, like any other medical therapy, individual patient results varies.

A leg up on back pain

Sleeping on your side comes highly recommended by doctors of chiropractic, and, if you snore, your spouse as well. Also called the fetal position, this is the position God or Nature chose for us for the duration of our 9-month stay in the womb.

Place one or two pillows under the head and neck, depending on their thickness, to ensure that your cervical spine (see first illustration) is straight and elongated. An extra pillow between the knees opens your hips and prevents knees from knocking together or legs from chafing.

Another option is to buy a body pillow, which provides a “partner” to throw your limbs over… and best of all, it doesn’t move just when you’re getting comfortable.

Another Spinal Decompression Success Story

“I came to Dr. Akhavan feeling hopeless and convinced that I would never run again. I had chronic back and leg pain. I couldn’t even walk the dog.  After two weeks of treatments, I was sleeping through the night for the first time in 8 months.  After 6 weeks, I was walking and biking to work. After 8 weeks, I was biking the seawall and my leg stopped burning.  After 10 weeks, I have started to jog.  Spinal decompression therapy  has given me my life back and there is no greater gift.  I would recommend the spinal decompression therapy to others because it works and I didnt have to get surgery!

The positivity, professionalism, and optimisim of Dr. Akhavan made me feel very well taken care of, supported and mentored. I think you are amazing. “

K. M. Vancouver, B.C.

Laser Therapy for Herniated Discs: Eliminating Back Pain

Many patients with back pain and leg pain are diagnosed with a herniated disc. The spinal disc is a soft cushion that sits between each vertebra of the spine. When a disc becomes herniated, a portion of the disc pushes outside its normal boundaries. This protruded section of the disc can irritate or put pressure on the spinal nerves that run nearby causing pain to travel into the legs.
Did You Know…Laser treatments can be very successful in speeding up recovery from a herniated disc. How can lasers help?
 Greatly reduce pain levels
 Reduce Inflammation
 Stimulate repair of damaged or weak disc tissue
 Stimulate primary cells responsible for disc healing, called macrophages and fibroblasts.

Another Spinal Decompression Sucess story:

” From the very first treatment, I felt an immediate relief.  My backache in the mornings are gone and I am not so stiff that I have to sit down to get dressed. Aside from the benefits of the treatments, I found the support of Dr. Akhavan very assuring.” A.E. Vancouver