Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
Introduction to Spinal Decompression
Spinal decompression with devices like the DRX 9000 and Accu-Spina offers significant benefits backed by research. Studies have shown that these non-invasive treatments effectively relieve symptoms associated with various spinal conditions, including herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, and sciatica. By gently stretching the spine, decompression therapy reduces pressure on spinal discs and nerves, alleviating pain and promoting healing. Research also indicates improvements in mobility, function, and quality of life for patients undergoing spinal decompression. With its proven efficacy and minimal risks, these advanced technologies provide a safe and efficient alternative to surgery for individuals seeking relief from debilitating spinal conditions.
Spinal Decompression and SoftWave Therapy
Spinal decompression and softwave therapy offer promising solutions for treating spinal pain and addressing bulging or slipped herniated discs. Spinal decompression gently stretches the spine, relieving pressure on discs and nerves, promoting natural healing and realignment. Softwave therapy, utilizing acoustic waves, stimulates cellular repair and regeneration, reducing inflammation and promoting tissue healing. Together, these therapies provide a comprehensive approach to managing spinal conditions, offering relief from pain and restoring function without invasive procedures. By targeting the underlying causes of discomfort, individuals can find significant relief and improve their quality of life.
The Accu-Spina® System
The unparalleled Accu-Spina® System administers a highly specialized, advanced form of spinal decompression, IDD Therapy® treatment. The primary function of the Accu-SPINA® System is to mobilize and elongate targeted portions of the spine using mathematically accurate treatment forces. This application of decompressive forces causes the spinal structures that may be causing a patient’s pain to be gradually and effectively distracted, thus relieving their pain.
What is IDD Therapy® Treatment?
Intervertebral Differential Dynamics (IDD) Therapy is a precise, computer-controlled, advanced form of spinal decompression therapy used to open the disc space between targeted vertebrae to alleviate the pain caused by disc compression and degeneration. Compressed discs (also known as bulging, slipped, ruptured, prolapsed, or herniated discs) are the root cause of many issues that affect our bodies – not just the neck and back, but also arms, legs, and extremities.
How IDD Therapy® Heals Spinal Structures
Using IDD Therapy®, your clinician is able to isolate the affected spinal segment. Gentle, dynamic movements (oscillation) are applied to the targeted area, first mobilizing the joint and reducing muscle spasm. During each IDD Therapy® treatment, the space between the vertebra and disc is being increased, relieving disc compression. Essential disc fluid, blood, and nutrients are drawn in supporting cell regeneration and disc health. Gradually the protrusion can shrink, even disappear. With each subsequent session, tissues heal, disc height increases, and spinal mobility returns. As structures improve, good spinal function can be restored and dramatic pain relief experienced.
What Does IDD Therapy® Treatment Feel Like?
During a treatment, you may feel a slight stretch-like motion or movement of the bed under you, which is often accompanied by a sensation of relief in the region of your pain. While some patients do experience immediate improvement after the first session, some may begin to feel their pre-treatment discomfort return or even increase slightly. This can occur because your spinal structures are unaccustomed to a full range of movements. As with a new exercise regimen, the soreness will subside after subsequent treatments, and the duration of relief between treatments will last longer and longer – even as you increase physical activity at home.
The Unique Advantages of the Accu-Spina® System
The Accu-SPINA® stands out from other spinal decompression options on the market due to the utilization of three separate waveforms delivered based on the parameters set by the treating clinician (sinusoidal, triangular, or square waveforms). Additionally, it produces a unique, patented, secondary waveform called oscillation, which is a key component elevating IDD Therapy® above other treatment options. Fully computer-directed, the treatment regimen can be duplicated or modified as needed for any spinal segment and can be adjusted over the course of the patient’s full rehabilitative treatment.
Goals of IDD Therapy® Treatment
IDD Therapy is delivered by the Accu-SPINA®, an FDA-cleared class II medical device which has three key aims:
- Improve the health of the intervertebral disc
- Rehabilitate and re-educate supporting soft tissues
- Realign spinal structures
Exceeding Expectations with IDD Therapy®
IDD Therapy® and the Accu-SPINA® were developed and advanced by neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, PTs, and other healthcare professionals for the non-surgical resolution of back and neck pain. After decades of use, and millions of treatments, we are proud to say that IDD Therapy has maintained an exemplary safety record and outstanding success rates.
The Genesis of IDD Therapy’s Best-in-Class Treatment Protocols
Together with an advisory board consisting of doctors and scientists, North American Medical designed treatment protocols specific to IDD Therapy® on the Accu-SPINA to treat back and neck pain. This advisory board met once a month to share information and discuss the doctors’ in-clinic patient observations with their respective IDD Therapy® patient groups. The invention of the first decompression device algorithm coincided with the realization that particular force patterns and mathematical changes of dynamic energy applied to the spine would elicit significantly diverse physiological effects.
The Accu-SPINA® System for IDD Therapy®
The Accu-SPINA® System is a one-of-a-kind, software-driven platform that uses advanced technology to provide an effective treatment plan for those with chronic back or neck pain. The Accu-SPINA® is also the only therapeutic device that offers Intervertebral Differential Dynamics (IDD) Therapy® combined with our patented Sinusoidal Oscillation Method for lumbar and cervical modalities.
Contact us today to learn more about how Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression with IDD Therapy® can help you.
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