Back pain, often caused by conditions such as herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, or spinal stenosis, is among the most common reasons people seek chiropractic attention. Dr. Richard Marzo of Pinnacle Wellness & Pain Relief, serving the Bayshore communities out of Matawan, NJ, notes flexion decompression, along with complementary chiropractic treatments, offers a practical, non-invasive solution to alleviate pain and promote overall spinal health without the need for invasive procedures or medicine.
What is Flexion Decompression?
Flexion decompression refers to a therapeutic technique used in the reduction of spinal disc and nerve pressure. Decompression therapy, which can be done manually or with the use of a mechanical device, often improves mobility and reduces stiffness.
Flexion decompression, offered by Dr. Marzo, uses a specialized table specifically designed to gently stretch the spine, creating negative pressure. This change in pressure encourages a herniated or bulging disc to retract while also delivering healing agents that include nutrients and oxygen to the target area.
Benefits of Flexion Decompression
Chiropractic work highlights the relationship between one’s spine and the rest of the nervous system and supports better communication between these body parts. As healthcare professionals, chiropractors correct misalignments while promoting proper posture and balance to help manage pain. The benefits of flexion decompression include the following -
- The Relief of Nerve Pressure
When a spinal disc is misaligned or herniated, it may compress a nearby nerve. This pressure often leads to pain, numbness, and tingling, making it difficult to move comfortably.
- The Stimulation of Healing
Flexion decompression therapy helps to encourage healing because it offers a significant increase in blood flow and healing agents delivered to the areas in need of recovery. This additional nourishment being sent to the affected area helps to strengthen the damaged tissue and reduce inflammation, allowing you to move without pain.
- Help in Restoring Proper Alignment
Flexion decompression is an effective chiropractic technique that helps restore the body's proper spinal alignment. When aligned, the spine and nervous system have the potential to perform optimally. Stress or pressure on muscles and joints is typically reduced, offering an improvement in mobility.
Contact Your Matawan Chiropractor
Investing in spinal health through chiropractic care is a smart step toward a pain-free, active life. For more information regarding flexion decompression and its benefits, contact Dr. Marzo or a staff associate of Pinnacle Wellness & Pain Relief at 732-566-8700.
CLINICAL BENEFITS:
- Reduce pressure on the spinal nerves from a disc bulge or herniation
- Increase spinal motion within the disc and spinal joints
- A conservative option to surgery for herniated discs
- Reducing symptoms of sciatica
HOW IS FLEXION DECOMPRESSION PERFORMED?
Flexion Decompression involves using a special table that distracts and flexes the spine in an automated and gentle rhythmic motion. The Chiropractic Doctor will use some manual techniques with the table to resolve the disc herniation or bulge. The goal is to allow the spine to move correctly in a manner that will remove pressure from the disc bulge. It does this by creating a negative pressure that pulls the disc bulge back into the spine. The flexion Decompression motion also maintains healthy discs through imbibition. The motion allows nutrients into the spinal disc and keeps them well articulated.
CONDITIONS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM FLEXION DECOMPRESSION THERAPY
- Lumbar disc injuries (ruptured, bulging or herniated/slipped disc)
- Low back pain
- Leg pain/Sciatica
- Arthritis
- General lower back stiffness
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sprain/strain
- Scoliosis
- Sacroiliac syndrome
- Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal)
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Failed back surgical syndrome