What is DTS Spinal Decompression Therapy?
DTS Spinal Decompression Therapy is FDA cleared and has been clinically proven with an 86% success rate for pain associated with herniated or bulging discs...even after failed surgery. It is a non-surgical, traction therapy for the relief of back and leg pain or neck and arm pain. During this procedure, by cycling through distraction and relaxation phases and by proper positioning, a spinal disc can be isolated and placed under negative pressure, causing a vacuum effect within it.
What Can This Vacuum Effect Do?
The vacuum effect accomplishes two things. From a mechanical standpoint, disc material that has protruded or herniated outside the normal confines of the disc can be pulled back within the disc by the vacuum created within the disc. Also, the vacuum within the disc stimulates growth of blood supply, secondarily stimulating a healing response. This results in pain reduction and proper healing at the injured site.
What System is Used for This Purpose?
After a significant amount of research, the Chiropractic & Spine Center chose the Triton® DTSTM system manufactured by the Chattanooga Group, the premier manufacturer of physical medicine equipment. With its unparalleled design, proven history and the Chattanooga Group behind it, the Triton® DTSTM system is the gold standard in decompressive traction therapy. We also selected this system due to its ability to treat discs in both the neck and the low back.
How is Spinal Decompression Therapy different from regular traction?
The Triton® DTSTM computer is the key. It controls the variations in the traction pull allowing for spinal decompression and eliminating muscle guarding that is typical in conventional traction devices. The preprogrammed patterns for ramping up and down the amount of axial distraction allows for higher levels of spinal decompression and disc rehydration.
Who can benefit from Spinal Decompression Therapy?
Anyone who has back pain or neck pain caused in whole or in part by a damaged disc may be helped by spinal decompression therapy. These conditions include herniated, protruding or bulging discs, spinal stenosis, sciatica or radiculopathy (pinched nerves).
Are there medical studies that document the effectiveness of Spinal Decompression Therapy?
Most certainly! One study documented by MRI up to 90% reduction of disc herniations in 10 of 14 cases! Another study reported that 86% of ruptured disc patients achieved "good" (50-89% improvement) to "excellent (90-100% improvement) results after spinal decompression therapy!
Are There Conditions Where Spinal Decompression Therapy is Not Indicated?
Spinal decompression therapy is usually not recommended for pregnant women, patients who have severe osteoporosis, severe obesity or severe nerve damage. Spinal surgery with instrumentation (screws, metal plates or "cages") is also contraindicated. However, spinal decompression therapy after bone fusion or non-fusion surgery, can be performed.
Are the sessions painful, how many will be needed?
In almost all cases, the treatments are completely painless. In fact, some patients fall asleep during the spinal decompression session. The specific treatment plan will be determined by the doctor after your examination
Do Most Patients Receive Therapy and Rehabilitative Exercises in Addition to Spinal Decompression Therapy?
To reduce inflammation and assist the healing process, supporting structures are treated with passive therapies (ice/heat/muscle stimulation), chiropractic adjustments (as indicated) and/or active rehabilitation in order to strengthen the spinal musculature.
Spinal Decompression
Spinal decompression is performed to relieve pressure on the components of the spinal column and restore spinal health. Back and neck pain is often caused by compression due to various problems including bulging discs, herniated discs, spinal stenosis and disc degeneration.
Spinal nerves can be compressed in the process which causes pain and other symptoms such as pins and needles, burning and weakness. The pain may be localized or it may radiate. Inflammation due to the injured disc or vertebrae also creates pressure and tense muscles that attempt to “guard” the area. The muscles may spasm as well. Spinal decompression can relieve the pain by restoring your spinal column to proper form and function.
At Gabriel Chiropractic, your Stamford, CT chiropractor, nonsurgical spinal decompression is performed using DTS Spinal Decompression Therapy. DTS spinal decompression is traction therapy that has been cleared by the FDA and is showing an 86% success rate for relieving pain due to herniated or bulging discs.
Patients describe the process as comfortable and some have even full asleep! The machine gently cycles between “distraction” and “relaxation” phases which creates isolation and negative pressure on the injured disc. At this time, a vacuum effect occurs within the disc which has a healing effect on the disc. Disc material that was outside the normal range of the spinal column will be pulled back into proper positioning. Fluid transfer is also restored which means that nourishing, healing fluids can reach the injured tissue and toxic fluid surrounding the disc can be removed.
Your Stamford, CT chiropractors, Dr. Gabriel and Dr. Heyliger, offer you the very best in spinal decompression using Triton DTS computerized spinal decompression. The benefit to a computerized traction device is better control than a conventional traction device leading to less muscle guarding and faster healing!
Please call your Stamford, CT chiropractors TODAY and find out more about spinal decompression for back pain! Start down a pain-free path NOW.