Spinal Decompression

How to stop back pain? Non-surgical spinal decompression may be the answer you have been seeking to regain the ability to perform simple tasks like walking up a flight of stairs, or getting in and out of your car, or picking up your children. The spine is a delicate skeletal structure, and maintaining alignment in the individual vertebrae is the key to its proper function.

Through the normal wear and tear of living or more serious spinal injury, your spine could become compressed - with the vertebrae getting dangerously close to one another. In extreme cases, this can lead to the fusion of the bone, which can cause tremendous pain and various health risks.

Short of surgery, there aren't many alternative treatment options that are typically employed to restore your mobility and relieve pain. However, at Aventura Wellness and Rehab Center, our doctors have multiple ways of assisting your body to regain its equilibrium and proper alignment so that you can become free from pain and lack of movement without the need for drugs or surgery.

Spinal Decompression Therapy

Once our team has determined if decompression is the proper course of treatment, what can you expect next? After any combination of beneficial and therapeutic treatments that may include heat and cold therapies and ultrasound and electrical stimulation of the areas, the staff can assist your body in restoring the musculoskeletal alignment of the spine. Through a procedure utilizing a motorized table and harness, the body is stretched in a very targeted way, controlled by a computer, to relieve the undue stress that time and injury have placed on your back.

This therapy has many applications, from sciatica to other types of back pain. The resulting tension of spinal decompression therapy eases pain by increasing the distance between the vertebrae and lessening the chances that the vertebrae will fuse or cause devastating nerve damage, and restoring the patient to a state of fuller mobility.

Back pain and other spinal symptoms can be alleviated immediately since the bones around the nerves being impacted are being eased back into the most healthy position.

What is Spinal Decompression?

So what actually happens during spinal decompression treatment?

Your vertebrae are separated by discs that act as shock-absorbing cushions between the bone. Much like the cartilage in other parts of your body, the discs prevent the bone from making direct contact and provide flexibility so that the conduits for the nerve impulses that control your body’s function are working properly.

If the discs become compressed or swollen (herniated) then they can choke off or pinch the nerves in the spinal cord, wreaking havoc with your body. Decompression is a system of traction that uses harnesses pulling your body in two directions, sort of like uncoiling a spring. The space created allows for more freedom of movement within the spine and alleviates the damage that is done by the distortions to the discs.

To learn more about how we can treat your pain with spinal decompression in Miami, Hollywood, Miami Gardens, Hialeah, Coral Gables, or any city in Miami-Dade County, call us at (305) 705-0777 to schedule an appointment.

3 Reasons Spinal Decompression May Be Right For You

Many people are unaware of the positive effects that spinal decompression therapy can bring to people dealing with chronic back pain and other symptoms and aches. People suffering from back pain can find it difficult to carry out daily tasks. They also can find it difficult to complete basic activities that leave them in too much pain to do things they used to find simple. Spinal decompression therapy Miami, FL residents utilize and trust can make all the difference between continuing in agony and pain and getting back to full function and comfort. Reach out to Aventura Wellness & Rehab Center today to get the much-needed spinal relief you need. Here are 3 reasons that spinal decompression therapy may be right for you:

1. Pain Relief - Pain relief from Miami spinal decompression therapy can happen in a few different ways. Your chiropractor will make adjustments to the spine by stretching it in a gentle manner. This will take pressure off of the discs that make up the spine and seek to correct any incorrect curvature or positioning of the spine. Nerves that have become pressured from an out-of-alignment spine may also see a reduction in pain and pressure on them. Many people who suffer from back pain and may be seeking spinal decompression therapy may have symptoms like tingling sensations in their back and upper legs as well as pain or even numbness. Overall pain levels will vary from person to person. This type of therapy may be the right course of action for you if you are dealing with lower back pain or other types of back pain. If you would like to learn more or to set up a consultation then contact our wellness clinic today.

2. Boost Overall Wellbeing - There is no question that the more pain we are put through on a daily basis the more it can affect our mood and overall wellbeing in a negative manner. Spinal decompression therapy seeks to give pain relief and a positive boost to both mood and wellbeing. By providing pain relief and taking stress off of parts of the spine this treatment can work well for many people to restore form and function back to their life. Contact us today to learn more about this type of treatment and to hear about the number of clients this treatment has helped.
3. Alleviation of Stress - Most people already have enough stress in their life from having to care for family members, work a job, pay bills, and other important tasks and functions. When our bodies begin to break down and cause us pain this only adds to the stress and just becomes another thing to worry about. Aventura Wellness & Rehab Center is here to help bring pain and stress relief to your life with our Miami spinal decompression therapy. Contact us today to find out if you fit the medical criteria for this type of treatment and if it is the right course of action for you.