Can Spinal Decompression Help Chronic Or Severe Neck Pain (PART I)???

For some reason not known my myself, it seems as if the discussion of significant neck pain – which may include radiation into the shoulder, upper back, arms or hands – is frequently neglected as a serious problem amongst our population.   However, my many decades in practice have revealed to me that this could not be further from the truth.   Severe neck problems seriously impair millions of people from living normal and productive lives.

Are you one of them? If so, there is very, very good news.   Because until relatively recently, there has been little hope for the neck pain sufferer with herniated, bulging or degenerated discs or joints.

Recent advances in the use of non-invasive, non-surgical methods of spinal decompression have proven to be quite effective for many.  In my opinion, as effective as non-surgical decompression (NSSD) has been for the low back disc sufferer, the results are even more impressive for the neck pain victim.

Specifically, use of the Vax-D protocol as well as application of three dimensional decompression technologies using Spinetronics Antalgitrak technology has been proving to have excellent outcomes for the vast majority of pain sufferers.

The VaxD advances include the use of a specially designed neck harness that reduces reactive muscle response (contractions) during the protocol.  In addition to having the most superior biofeedback to keep constant monitoring by the doctor of the patient’s response throughout the protocol, the VaxD not only decompresses in an axial direction but can be applied in a curve simultaneously that matches the specific shape of a patient’s neck curve.  The result is a more complete “de-weighting” or gravity free process getting better results with greater (virtually painless) treatment for the patient. This is an absolute MUST in achieving good results with spinal decompression.

The addition, three dimensional decompression methods allows me to place the patients neck in an infinite variety of  angles during the decompression session allowing for increased patient comfort and a “deeper” level of decompression.  Those with lateral herniation of the cervical spine respond extremely well to this procedure.

So, if your  neck pain sufferer, don’t give up hope.   There may be a solution.

(more on this next time)

Want to find out if you’re a candidate. Give us a call at  Waterfront Spine Institute for a no charge consultation  201-840-1980 or go to  www.watefrontspinerehab.com for more info.

Thank you so much for visiting my site. I encourage you to leave your questions and comments below. And for more information on Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression please fill out the form to the right or give us a call at 201-840-1980

About Dr. Podell, DC: Dr. Dave Podell, DC has been in active practice for over 25 years and has seen countless numbers of the most difficult and previously failed cases.   As the clinic director of the Watefront Spine Institute in Edgewater, New Jersey, just minutes from the GW Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel and midtown Manhattan, Dr. Podell, DC runs one of the Northeast’s most advanced and evolutionary multi-disciplinary clinics for the treatment of disc herniation and associated ailments.   Dr. Podell, DC sits on the advisory board of Spinal Aid Centers Of America and trains other health care providers in the science and art of non surgical spinal decompression in his Edgewater facility.  He continues to train and advance his clinic’s state of the art spinal rehabilitation programs and is known nationwide in his field.  He is additionally certified in neurodiagnostic evaluations, Spinal Manipulation Under Anesthesia and Disability Impairment rating.  In addition to NSSD, he had received advanced training in Spinal Chiropractic Biophysics, Active Therapeutic Techniques, MedX and Spine Force Spinal Rehabilitation, Extremity manipulation, orthopedics and neurology.

Can Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Be Effective If You’ve Already Had Spinal Surgery???.

In many cases the answer is ….. YES.   While previous surgeries whereby extensive metallic “hardware” has been installed or for people who have had a surgically repaired abdominal or thoracic aneurysm surgically repaired usually serve as a contra-indication for NSSD techniques, in most NSSD is a safe alternative.

Many cases if “Failed Back Surgery” have found anywhere from modest to significant levels of progress with Non-Surgical Decompression intervention.

Keep in this in mind.  Each case is separate and distinct.  There is no perfectly generic answer to this question.  That’s why very detailed consultation and evaluation are so important.   In our office, we will not even consider a course of decompression care (especially a post-surgical case) until a relatively fresh MRI is reviewed, a range of motion and basic neurological evaluation and motion xray studies are performed.  The motion xray is of particular importance because it can reveal instabilities often not viewed on MRI which might preclude a patient from our decompression program.

If you are contemplating undergoing a program of NSSD, make sure the doc you see is very thorough in evaluation prior to starting.

Want to find out if you’re a candidate. Give us a call at  Waterfront Spine Institute for a no charge consultation  201-840-1980 or go to  www.watefrontspinerehab.com for more info.

Thank you so much for visiting my site. I encourage you to leave your questions and comments below. And for more information on Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression please fill out the form to the right or give us a call at 201-840-1980

About Dr. Podell, DC: Dr. Dave Podell, DC has been in active practice for over 25 years and has seen countless numbers of the most difficult and previously failed cases.   As the clinic director of the Waterfront Spine Institute in Edgewater, New Jersey, just minutes from the GW Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel and midtown Manhattan, Dr. Podell, DC runs one of the Northeast’s most advanced and evolutionary multi-disciplinary clinics for the treatment of disc herniation and associated ailments.   Dr. Podell, DC sits on the advisory board of Spinal Aid Centers Of America and trains other health care providers in the science and art of non surgical spinal decompression in his Edgewater facility.  He continues to train and advance his clinic’s state of the art spinal rehabilitation programs and is known nationwide in his field.  He is additionally certified in neurodiagnostic evaluations, Spinal Manipulation Under Anesthesia and Disability Impairment rating.  In addition to NSSD, he had received advanced training in Spinal Chiropractic Biophysics, Active Therapeutic Techniques, MedX and Spine Force Spinal Rehabilitation, Extremity manipulation, orthopedics and neurology.

Non Surgical Decompression And Spinal Stenosis: Can It Help?

Spinal Stenosis or the narrowing of the spinal canal or a nerve canal opening is not uncommon especially as we age.  Commonly, routine therapies, medication and the like have not been particularly effective.

So, can non-invasive spinal decompression methods help???

Answer:  Yes – but not in all types of stenosis.

Stenosis can be bony or functional.  In bony stenosis, the internal walls of the bone have thickened like stalagmites or stalactites which poke inward into a cavern or a cave.  This hard bone narrows the canal size and compresses the spinal cord and nerves.  Patients often get relief by leaning forward or sitting but have difficulty standing and walking any distance. These types of cases do not respond well to non surgical decompression and often do need surgical decompression often called a laminectomy.

However, sometime the stenosis is functional. In other words, multiple disc bulges or herniation are poking or leaning into the  spinal canal and functionally narrowing it.  Non Surgical Decompression methods can help these cases by reducing the bulges/herniation and rehydrating discs to enhance the space in between each vertebrae. While these cases are challenging , just a small percentage of pressure reduction can reduce symptoms and pain to a much more tolerable level and thus allow the patients to avoid surgical interventions.  Thus, the outcomes can be quite satisfactory.

Each case is different and needs to be evaluated by an experienced decompression specialist.

Want to find out if you’re a candidate. Fill out the form on the right or give us a call at  Waterfront Spine Institute for a no charge consultation or more info 201-840-1980

Thank you so much for visiting my site. I encourage you to leave your questions and comments below. And for more information on Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression please fill out the form to the right or give us a call at 201-840-1980

About Dr. Podell, DC: Dr. Dave Podell, DC has been in active practice for over 25 years and has seen countless numbers of the most difficult and previously failed cases. As the clinic director of the Watefront Spine Institute in Edgewater, New Jersey, just minutes from the GW Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel and midtown Manhattan, Dr. Podell, DC runs one of the Northeast’s most advanced and evolutionary multi-disciplinary clinics for the treatment of disc herniation and associated ailments. Dr. Podell, DC sits on the advisory board of Spinal Aid Centers Of America and trains other health care providers in the science and art of non surgical spinal decompression in his Edgewater facility. He continues to train and advance his clinic’s state of the art spinal rehabilitation programs and is known nationwide in his field. He is additionally certified in neurodiagnostic evaluations, Spinal Manipulation Under Anasthesia and Disability Impairment rating. In addition to NSSD, he had received advanced training in Spinal Chiropractic Biophysics, Active Therapeutic Techniques, MedX and Spine Force Spinal Rehabilitation, Extremity manipulation, orthopedics and neurology.