Spinal Decompression For Tingling Limbs

Paresthesia is the abnormal sensation felt on the skin which has no apparent physical stimulus. The feeling is characterized by numbness and tingling of the various parts of the body, such as the trunks, limbs, fingers, toes, face, and head.

It is described as similar to a prickling, burning, vibrating, buzzing, crawling sensation, or described as the foot "falling asleep" pertaining to the numbness. Sensations are carried from the skin by the peripheral sensory nerves through the spinal cord or by the Trigeminal nerve and brain stem to the brain, and disturbances in the pathway are what causes paresthesia.

Paresthesia, however, is not a disorder, it is only a symptom of an underlying back problem. Therefore, treating the underlying problem is a good way of preventing the occurrence of paresthesia.

A common cause of tingling limbs is the direct compression of the spinal nerves. The compression can be short-lived, like when we put a heavy load on our shoulder, or chronic, such as the carpal tunnel syndrome. Chronic nerve root compressions also occur in disc disease or spinal arthritis.

Treatments of tingling limbs include having physical therapy, taking analgesics, or having surgery. Surgery, however, should be the last resort. If the pain is not relieved from after physical therapy and taking analgesics, a safe, non-invasive, non-surgical treatment is available - spinal decompression.

Spinal decompression is an alternative treatment method which uses a machine called DRX 9000 to relieve chronic back pain by applying a gentle force that decompress the injured discs and vertebrae. The machine works to relieve the pain using a controlled cycle of traction and relaxation to release the pressure from the injured disc resulting in a negative pressure inside the disc, and therefore, creating a vacuum, which accelerates the rehydration of the discs by the entry of oxygen and nutrients into the injured discs, thereby also accelerating the healing process.

Spinal decompression is a safer way of treating chronic back pain than the traditional surgery. It has also been found to be more effective as fewer analgesics are needed after the treatment. The treatment usually produces long-lasting results and little to no side effects.

Muscles tend to tense up as a defense mechanism in order to prevent injury when excessive forces are applied to them. This may result in muscle spasms during or after the treatment. Using the DRX 9000, however, prevents the occurrence of muscle spasms as it prevents the application of excess stress on the muscles through the computer-controlled cycle of traction and relaxation.