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IF YOU ARE SUFFERING WITH SEVERE OR CHRONIC BACK OR NECK PAIN
and you’ve been told your only options are to live with the debilitating pain, take endless pain killers, or undergo painful injections or surgeries, there is hope for you. Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression is cleared by the FDA and offers a safe and pain free way to treat herniated, bulging, and degenerated discs, spinal stenosis, sciatica, radiculopathy, and facet syndrome; and can be done on most pre and post-surgical patients. This technology is now available at West Michigan Spinal Decompression. It is considered a viable and reliable alternative to surgery in many cases. The unique procedure is designed to relieve pressure that builds up on the discs and nerves.
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Top views of vertebrae
How Does Spinal Decompression Work?
Discs do not have a supply of blood vessels to nourish and replenish them; rather they depend on a transfer of fuids, nutrients, and oxygen from above and below vertebrae. This transfer of nutrients is facilitated by the difference in pressure between the inside of the discs, and the surrounding vertebrae and blood vessels. Severely damaged intervertebral discs seldom heal as the discs are constantly under pressure. Decompression, or the reduction of pressure inside the discs, facilitates the transfer of fuids, nutrients, and oxygen back inside the disc which promotes the retraction of bulging or herniated discs. Further, the formation of new collagen begins to take place in and around the injured disc midway through the treatment protocol, leading to a strong, healthy disc.
Can Decompression Help with Sciatica?
In the lumbar spine, compressed, bulging, or herniated discs can impinge the nerve roots that form the sciatic nerve. Irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve can cause severe low back pain as well as numbness, tingling, weakness, and pain radiating into the buttock and the back of the leg. These symptoms may travel all the way to the calf or foot. Injections can reduce infammation of the sciatic nerve, but don’t directly heal the bulging or herniated disc. This means the symptoms may return when the injection wears off. Surgery can trim off part of the bulged disc, but still leaves the disc compressed, which often leads to degenerative disc disease and further problems down the road. Non-surgical spinal decompression takes pressure off the injured discs, allowing them to rehydrate and heal, naturally taking pressure off the pinched sciatic nerve. This often resolves the problem
No Obligation Consultation
“At West Michigan Spinal Decompression we are committed to getting you well and getting your life back on track again. We are offering a no obligation consultation to the frst 25 callers, so that you can learn more about our facility and our technically advanced procedures. We invite you to give us a call at (269)694-9956 to schedule an appointment to see if you are a candidate for this procedure.
We look forward to meeting you!”
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WHY IS WTHE SPINE SO PRONE TO INJURY?
Your spine must be both stable and flexible to support upright posture, allowing you to bend and twist. Thisl is mechanically challenging and makes your spine vulnerable to injury. The spine is made up of a chain of bones called vertebrae that are connected together by ligaments and muscles. A disc separates each vertebrae and acts like a cushion, absorbing shock along the spine. The Compressed disc is made up of a jelly-like nerve root substance known as the nucleus, covered with many strong outer layers called the annulus. The discs are prone to injury and degeneration as we use our backs each day. They are compressed, and torqued through sitting, bending and lifting. In the two lower levels of the lumbar spine, stress forces can equal 2,000 to 3,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. Repeated injury weakens and eventually tears the annulus. With increased pressure inside the discs, these tears allow the disc to bulge like an old tire with a broken casing. If all of the layers of the annulus break, the jelly-like nucleus will ooze out of the disc causing a disc herniation. A bulging or herniated disc may press on spinal nerves causing stenosis, sciatica, or radiculopathy. Spinal decompression can help restore injured discs to their original healthy state.
What is a Decompression Session Like?
Typical patients find spinal decompression to be a relaxing, painless procedure that in most cases can be completed in a few weeks on an outpatient basis. The procedure is performed with the patient fully clothed and is safe, painless and extremely effective. In fact, it is not uncommon for patients to fall asleep during the procedure. Each session has a cumulative effect designed to signifcantly reduce pain and improve function as patients progress through the decompression program.
New Hours to better serve you! Mon., Wed., Fri. 9am-12pm and 2pm-6pm, Tues. 7:30am-1pm, Thurs. & Sat. 10am-1pm
WEST MICHIGAN SPINAL DECOMPRESSION Dr. Darl Albrecht & Dr. Seth Albrecht Located in Albrecht Chiropractic Office, 304 Dix St., Otsego MI
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