How Can Lower Back Decompression Help

Introduction

The body goes through many scenarios that sometimes can get injured depending on the situation. When that happens, the immune system goes on full alert and starts to heal the affected area, and the body will begin to feel better. Sometimes, the injuries will affect the back and spine as the spine makes sure that the body can bend, move, sit, and turn. The back muscles also do the same thing the spine does and even protect the spine from injuries. When injuries or a pulled muscle start to affect the back, it can cause many unwanted problems to rise and cause chronic low back pain and even herniated disc on the spine. Some treatments are non-surgical and can alleviate chronic low back pain for many individuals. In this article, we will be looking at what discogenic low back pain is and its symptoms, and how low back decompression can help many individuals. By referring patients to qualified and skilled providers specializing in spinal decompression therapy. To that end, and when appropriate, we advise our patients to refer to our associated medical providers based on their examination. We find that education is the key to asking valuable questions to our providers. Dr. Alex Jimenez DC provides this information as an educational service only. Disclaimer

 

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What Is Discogenic Low Back Pain?

Since it is widespread for individuals to have back pain at some point in their lives and have to go to their primary physician to get time off their jobs to rest, there are two forms of back pain which are acute and chronic. Acute back pain only lasts between a few days to a week with rest and minimal light activity. Chronic back pain is defined as pain that lasts longer than 12 weeks and is considered an expensive benign condition in many industrialized countries. Some of the causes of chronic back pain can be an injury to the lumbosacral muscles and ligaments or even discogenic disorders like DDD (degenerative disc disease) or some form of trauma.

Discogenic low back pain is a common cause of chronic low back pain. It involves degenerative changes in the intervertebral disc in the spine while causing structural defects that result in biomechanical instability and inflammation. Research studies have stated that discogenic low back pain is considered multifactorial due to many physicians struggling to identify where the underlying source of pain is located at. Disogenic low back pain can also cause other types of back pain symptoms to pop up and cause the spinal nerve roots to compress and tear, causing chronic issues like herniated disc, spondylolysis, and foraminal stenosis to cause havoc on the back and making the individual suffering from chronic back pain miserable.

The Symptoms

Research studies have shown that discogenic low back pain symptoms usually start when there is an increased activity that causes intradiscal pressure on the spine. Some of the signs that it causes include:

• Bending forward can increase low back discogenic pain
• Pinched nerves that cause leg pain in the lower back
• Sitting for long periods 
• Factors like stress and inflammation cause low back pain

Many of these symptoms can be the underlying issue when dealing with chronic back pain. If the pain is left untreated, it can develop into chronic problems that can cause immense pain to the back and the rest of the body. There are ways to treat chronic discogenic low back pain, and that is through low back decompression.

How The DOC Decompression Table Works-Video

The video above shows how the DOC decompression table works for individuals suffering from chronic low back pain. The DOC decompression table is part of a non-surgical treatment known as spinal decompression therapy. Research studies have stated that spinal decompression therapy allows gentle spine stretching using a traction machine like the DOC decompression table to relieve low back pain. The machine creates negative intradiscal pressure on the low back and allows the nutrients to return to the spinal disc and restore them. The DOC decompression table also enables many individuals suffering from low back pain to feel instant relief. If you want to learn more about spinal decompression therapy, this link will explain the benefits of spinal decompression and how it can alleviate low back pain symptoms.

How Does Low Back Decompression Help?

There are many ways to help treat low back pain, as there are surgical and non-surgical approaches to help alleviate low back pain. However, studies have shown that when many individuals suffering from low back pain go through a 6-week treatment, the results show a reduction in the pressure of the affected disc, causing facilitation of their regeneration and increasing the disc height. Another way to optimize low back decompression is when combined with physical therapy. Research studies have shown that it is more effective as it helps improve the pain, lumbar range of motion, and back muscle endurance. Incorporating these two treatments will help reduce low back pain and help improve the individual’s quality of life.

Conclusion

Since chronic low back pain is common for many working individuals, it is essential to know where the pain is located for many physicians to incorporate low back decompression to restore the nutrients in the spine and cause instant relief for many individuals. It is crucial to utilize non-surgical treatments like low back decompression to help alleviate chronic discogenic low back pain in many individuals. With physical therapy and low back decompression, many individuals can regain their quality of life and be worry-free from low back pain.

References

Amjad, Fareeha, et al. “Effects of Non-Surgical Decompression Therapy in Addition to Routine Physical Therapy on Pain, Range of Motion, Endurance, Functional Disability and Quality of Life versus Routine Physical Therapy Alone in Patients with Lumbar Radiculopathy; a Randomized Controlled Trial.” BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, BioMed Central, 16 Mar. 2022, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8924735/.

Apfel, Christian C, et al. “Restoration of Disk Height through Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Is Associated with Decreased Discogenic Low Back Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study.” BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, BioMed Central, 8 July 2010, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912793/.

Fujii, Kengo, et al. “Discogenic Back Pain: Literature Review of Definition, Diagnosis, and Treatment.” JBMR Plus, John Wiley and Sons Inc., 4 Mar. 2019, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6524679.

Gay, Ralph. “All about Spinal Decompression Therapy.” Spine, Spine-Health, 24 Sept. 2013, www.spine-health.com/treatment/chiropractic/all-about-spinal-decompression-therapy.

Mummaneni, Praveen V. “Discogenic Low Back Pain.” SpineUniverse, SPU, 21 May 2019, www.spineuniverse.com/conditions/back-pain/discogenic-low-back-pain.

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