Spinal traction therapy

Our doctors who perform this treatment are registered chiropractors.
Only $20 for each traction session.

After the common cold; low back pain is the most common human ailment. An estimated 75 to 85 percent of all adults will experience some form of back pain during their lifetime.

Most certainly low back pain can be quite debilitating and painful. Good news is that most cases respond well with non-surgical treatments such as spinal decompression traction. However, it has

been estimated that 50 percent of all patients who suffer from an episode of low back pain will have a recurrent episode within one year.

The costs associated with diagnostic procedures alone are estimated at $50 billion yearly. Low back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work. In fact, back pain is the second most

common reason for visits to the doctor's office, outnumbered only by upper-respiratory infections. The personal costs are immeasurable from chronic pain alone, pain sometimes so great that it interferes with a healthy and satisfying lifestyle.

Also, it is recognized that most cases of low back pain are mechanical in nature, and the pain is usually not caused by very serious conditions, such as cancer, fracture, infection, etc.

There are several possible sources of low back pain:

Bulging or herniated disc
Injury or overuse of muscles, ligaments, facet joints, and the sacroiliac joints
Muscle spasm (very tense muscles that remain contracted)
Degeneration of the discs
Poor alignment or fixations of the vertebrae
Spondylolisthesis
Osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease)
Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal)

Small fractures to the spine from osteoporosis
Strain or tears to the muscles or ligaments supporting the back
Spinal curvatures (like scoliosis or kyphosis)

Mechanical/Physiological Effects of Traction TherapyDecompression

Relieve pressure on nerves
Unload spine
Decrease disc bulging
Separate vertebrae

Mobilization

Stretch the ligaments and tendons

Stress the capsule, facet joints and intravertebral discs
Migration of nucleus pulposus

Anti-inflammatory response

Decrease muscle tone
Decrease inflammation

Circulation Improvement

Blood flow to tissues
Venous flow away from tissues