By Dr. William Booker, D.C.

You are a candidate for Spinal Decompression if:You have chronic or severe back pain caused by bulging or herniated discs,degenerative disc disease, sciatica, and/or facet syndromeYou have been diagnosed with a clinically unstable low back You have failed back surgery syndromeYou have been told to consider back surgery Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression erapy, also known more simply as SpinalDecompression, is a proven treatment for back pain and sciatica caused by bulging, herniated and degenerative discs. Spinal decompression has even shownsignificant pain relief for post-surgical patients suffering from spinal stenosis.Spinal Decompression, not to be confused with traction, gently lengthens anddecompressed the spine, creating negative pressures within the discs. is reversalpressure creates an intradiscal vacuum that not only takes pressure off of pinchednerves, but it helps reposition bulging discs and pull extruded disc material back into place. is process is also believed to draw nutrients, oxygen and fluids back into the disc, creating a revitalized environment conducive to healing.Low back pain is the result of heavy lifting and hard living. Without propertreatment, pain will progressively worsen, resulting in decreased movement in the joints and a gradual weakening of the supportive spinal muscles. Over time, ahealthy disc will become dysfunctional. Small tears will develop around the outersurface of the disc, the disc will lose height, and the joint progressively losesstrength. e loss of disc height results in degenerative disc disease andeventually, bony formations known as osteophytes, which can cause thesurrounding vertebrae to fuse together.Remember, it is the increased pressure inside of the disc, caused by compression,that causes the disc to bulge, herniated and eventually rupture.Scientists have been able to use pressure sensors to measure the various pressures