How the DRX9000 Successfully Treats Bulging Lumbar Discs in Ocala

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with a bulging lumbar disc or other type of lumbar disc damage then you are probably researching different treatment options. No doubt you have discovered the vast benefits of non-surgical spinal decompression. Being a conservative therapy it does not involve the high risks associated with drugs and surgery and generally has a much higher success rate both short and long term. The key is to ensure that the equipment you are being treated with is FDA cleared to provide true non-surgical spinal decompression, such as the DRX9000.

Non-surgical spinal decompression is much different than old-fashioned traction in its ability to create negative pressure (think suction) inside the disc to draw in water and nutrients from the surrounding blood supply. This is what repairs and heals the disc from within and returns it to as much normal function as is possible considering the condition of the disc prior to injury. The ability to repair bulging, herniated, protruded, and degenerative lumbar discs with good long-term prognosis is virtually unique in the health care industry.

There are several things that must take place before true decompression is accomplished inside the disc (intra-discal). The lumbar musculature must be completely relaxed or it will involuntarily resist the stretching forces of the machine and negate any benefit. You may feel a lot of stretching around your spine with traction but true intra-discal decompression is not occurring. Once both the patient and the lumbar musculature are comfortable and relaxed, the next thing is to target the proper disc level to decompress it and not those adjacent. This level of specificity is imperative to create the proper forces in the right direction. These forces must also be applied in a logarithmic progression to cause a "pumping action" by gradually and comfortably pulling and releasing. The amount of pull is calculated by considering the patient weight and spinal condition.

The above paragraphs are a good description of the attributes of the DRX9000 and that is why the Spinal Decompression Institute in Ocala uses it exclusively. It has a high success rate and is very patient friendly, offering a comfortable and relaxing treatment experience.