“Can You Get Worse From Decompression?”

That was the question I was just recently posed. In fact it gets asked in a variety of ways such as…

“Can you get hurt while doing the treatment?”

“Will it make you worse?”

“Has anyone been paralyzed?”

“Can you die from this treatment?”

“What if I get worse?”

You know, those are all legitimate questions, but basically all the same. Here’s what I can tell you. I can honestly say that with hundreds and hundreds of patients I’ve only had a few negative reactions. I had a few people who’s pain or numbness has increased temporarily. I’ve had 2 patients that got some spasms on the table, but then recovered from them within a few hours (yep, only 2). I had a guy that got a headache every time he got his treatment for the first 4 treatments, and that’s about it.  

No paralysis. No serious injuries.  Spinal Decompression is very safe.

We do both lumbar and cervical spinal decompression at our office. However, there are many more cases of lumbar disc herniations than there are cervical disc herniations. I think the ratio is about  5 to 1.

Some of the conditions we treat with spinal decompression are as follows:

• Lumbar disc herniations

• Cervical disc herniations

• Lumbar disc bulges and cervical disc bulges

• Lumbar disc disease and cervical spinal degeneration

• Lumbar and cervical spinal stenosis

• Cervical and lumbar facet syndromes

• Sciatica

• Cervical and Lumbar Radiculopathy

Most of the patients we treat actually fall asleep during the 30 minute decompression sessions.

The treatment is very relaxing.

I have many friends that are doctors that perform spinal decompression also…and I have never heard first hand of a serious injury from decompression therapy.

So is spinal decompression safe?…YES. Is spinal decompression effective? YES.

Should you try spinal decompression and will it help you? That’s for you to decide…but just know that nonsurgical decompression has an excellent safety record. It’s certainly worth a look.  Just give us a call at (651) 255-2527  to schedule your complimentary consultation appointment. It will only take about an hour to find out if this procedure is right for you!