Spinal Decompression For Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

While it is common for traditional doctors to recommend spinal surgery to treat severe back problems, it is usually not the ideal treatment option. Several accounts have been recorded of patients experiencing pain after back surgery. This is known as Failed Back Surgery Syndrome or Post-Surgical Back Syndrome.

Spinal surgery can almost guarantee that no future back surgery is needed for an operated disc, however, the surgery can cause complications with new discs. These complications, if not caused by malpractice, are often due to recurrent herniated discs or scar rediculopathy. Another probable cause is the slow adjustment of the body with the change in anatomy caused by either the surgery or the injury. Failed Back Surgery Syndrome is characterized by lower back pain, which in some cases is worse than the pain before the surgery, incapacitation, nocturnal cramps, and distal paresthesia.

Rehabilitation and pain management are the usual treatments for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome depending on the degree of pain. A second back surgery, however, is not recommended as treatment.

Several alternative methods of treating spinal problems, which are of equal, if not greater effectiveness than surgery are also available. One of which is spinal decompression therapy, which uses a machine, the DRX9000, that applies a gentle pulling force that decompress the injured discs and vertebrae and results in relief of back pain. It works by elongating the spine to release the pressure from the compressed discs or vertebrae and allows healing to begin as oxygen and nutrients enter the injured portions.

Spinal decompression holds several advantages over surgery, the most important being the lack of side effects since it is just a very simple, and safe procedure that uses high-class technology.

Another advantage is the faster treatment time compared to surgery as it is non-invasive. No incisions were made, therefore, there is no healing process to be worried about. Finally, based on research, spinal decompression has been proven to be more effective than surgery in terms of relieving pain. A proof of this is the fewer amount of analgesics (pain killers) needed to be taken after the treatment as to when surgery is performed.