3 Innovative Treatments for Joint Pain
There aren’t just the standard options of oral pain meds, physical therapy, steroid injections, or surgery for joint pain. Here are some treatments you might not have thought of.
What to Expect from Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression
Your spinal column includes gel-filled discs that sit between the vertebrae, allowing flexibility and acting as a cushion between your spine and the nerves running down each side.
Damage to a disc can cause severe discomfort, from muscle spasms to nerves firing off constant pain signals.
At Advantage Spinal Dynamics & Innovative Medicine in Meridian, Idaho, our team provides spinal decompression therapy to help resolve spinal pain without surgical intervention.
Your spinal construction
The discs between your vertebrae cushion your spine as you move and bend, protecting against bone-on-bone friction. They also prevent pressure on your spinal cord and the nerves that run down each side of your spine.
When a disc suffers an injury or degrades due to aging or degenerative disc disease, you can experience severe pain. Common issues that can affect your vertebral discs include:
Bulging disc
As you age, your discs lose some fluid content, allowing the gel in the center to dry out and get more brittle. Your discs start to thin and flatten, bulging outward and pressing on nerves while allowing bones in your spine to scrape against one another.
Herniated disc
A herniation happens when the outer layer of a disc tears, and the gel inside protrudes through the tear. Depending on where the disc tears, the extruded gel can push on the spinal cord or the nerves that branch out into your hips and legs.
The nerve pain and the tearing itself can be extremely painful.
Nonsurgical spinal decompression therapy
Nonsurgical spinal decompression therapy uses a computer-controlled treatment table to apply gentle, gradual force to your spine, creating additional space between spinal vertebrae.
Relieving pressure on your discs allows them to return to their original shape. Thinned, brittle discs can re-expand, and herniated discs can suck their gel back inside the tear.
Spinal decompression therapy can help you reclaim lost height, making you taller. After a few sessions, you may see a significant reduction in your pain or that it’s gone completely.
Because the procedure to stretch your spine depends on simple gravity and traction, it’s noninvasive and requires no recovery time.
Decompression therapy for your spine is an excellent alternative to surgical intervention. If your spinal injury is severe, you may still need focused surgery to resolve one or more issues. However, you might benefit from decompression before or after your surgical procedure.
Nonsurgical spinal decompression therapy could be the answer you’re looking for. To learn more, call us today at 208-213-7963 or request an appointment online.
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