Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression in La Quinta is a term that describes the relief of nerve pressure in the back or neck. This is used to treat back pain, sciatica, bulging discs, disc herniations, degenerative disc disease, and facet arthritis.
Non-surgical spinal decompression is achieved through the use of mechanical traction applied through an on-board computer program. This is the part that differs from regular traction that some may have tried previously.
The table and computer will control the force and angle at which the spine is pulled. With traction, the body’s natural response is to resist the pull on the ligaments and discs in the back by tightening up the back muscles. Non-surgical spinal decompression in La Quinta will use a device that pulls with a very gentle force with intermittent periods of relaxation; this will cause the muscles in the neck or back to relax and allow the stretching of the ligaments and negative pressure in the discs in the spinal column. This will pull the bulges back inside the disc and remove pressure off the nerve root that is causing pain.