If you're experiencing chronic neck or back pain, you may find everyday activities challenging, from walking and standing to sleeping and reaching for items on shelves. Fortunately, spinal decompression is a rehabilitative therapy that uses motorized traction that safely and gently stretches the body's spine and improves blood and oxygen flow to the affected areas to relieve this discomfort. Here's how the treatment can improve your quality of life.

What Are the Advantages of Spinal Decompression?

1. Restores Spinal Discs

There are soft, gel-like cushions between each bone in the spinal column. These discs provide support between the vertebrae and help absorb pressure on the spine. 

Spinal discs can start to bulge or become herniated due to injuries or certain conditions, resulting in neck and back pain. Spinal decompression eliminates the discomfort by removing excessive pressure, allowing oxygen and nutrients to flow to the damaged discs and promote healing.

2. Relieves Pain

Injured, tense, or tight muscles can also benefit from gentle spine stretching by a licensed physical therapist. The treatment stimulates the body's nervous system so that it releases neurological chemicals that can reduce or eliminate pain. Individuals with sciatica, herniated discs, and other physical degenerative conditions may start to experience relief after one to three spinal decompression sessions. 

3. Aids in Joint Realignment

Joints in the knees, shoulders, elbows, and other areas can move out of place due to athletic injuries and other physical trauma. These conditions can also cause spinal discs to bulge or herniate. Routine spinal decompression appointments may help realign misplaced joints and eliminate painful inflammation.

4. Offers Nonsurgical Care

Spinal decompression doesn't require surgery and is noninvasive. When performed by a professional physical rehabilitation therapist, the session typically takes 30 to 45 minutes. 

The patient is fitted with harnesses around the pelvis and torso and is placed on a medical, computerized table. The settings are customized to accommodate an individual's points of discomfort, such as for neck or back pain. 

If you're dealing with joint or muscle pain, try spinal decompression therapy with help from RehabWorks in Naples, FL. This clinic has a traction system with actuators that measure neck and back tension and deliver safe spine repositioning. This certified physical rehabilitation center also offers customized care plans to treat a patient's unique ailments. Visit their website to learn more about their spinal decompression treatment, or call (239) 734-3404 to schedule a complimentary consultation.