Traction & Decompression Therapy

Spinal Decompression

What is Spinal Decompression?

And more importantly, how does it work?

Our spinal decompression machine, the DRX9000®, works on the injuries such as herniated discs that happen due to nerve compression by applying equal amount of pressure on the vertebrate columns. By stretching the spine, this creates a gap in between the discs, and with improved flow of nutrients through both the vertebrate columns of spine the injuries heal slowly and steadily after regular DRX9000® decompression treatments.

How do I find out if I need spinal decompression?

After an evaluation by our doctors a custom treatment plan will be recommended. Please call to schedule your initial visit, you will speak directly with a doctor and be asked to bring any imaging related to your injury/pain/condition with you to your appointment. Each patient’s care is specialized and will be explained in detail at your examination. In some cases we are able to get your first treatment the same day, dependent on scheduling and the doctors recommendations.

What does a treatment session look like?

After your initial examination, and once a treatment plan is in place, an individual treatment will involve laying on the machine for approximately 30 mins for either cervical or lumbar. If the doctor recommends chiropractic care or other modalities such as laser in addition spinal decompression, the appointment duration may be extended and this will be scheduled for ahead of time.

You will be placed in a simple harness for either the cervical or lumbar part of the machine, from there you simply lay back and relax. You will feel a gentle pull in a rhythmic fashion throughout the treatment. In many cases patients take a nap as the room is dimly lit.

Spinal Decompression Research

John Leslie, MD, MBA – Mayo Clinic et al.

Objective:

Prospective, multi-center, phase ll, non-randomized clinical study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the Axiom Worldwide (now Excite Medical) DRX9000® for active treatment of chronic LBP utilizing a standardized clinical research multimodal protocol.

Methods:

20 patients with chronic LBP, based on a diagnosis of musculoskeletal or mechanical LBP, herniated discs, bulging or protruding discs, degenerative disc, pain from failed back surgery more then 6 months  previously, posterior facet syndrome or sciatica underwent a series  of 20 DRX treatments (28 mins each) for weeks with 5 sessions the first week  tapering to 1 sessions, lumbar stretching exerciser and adjunct analgesic as required. Assessments of pain, analgesic use functionality, satisfaction, activities of daily living and safety were collected through examinations, questionnaires and patient diaries.

Results:

18 evaluable subjects (33.3% female, 83.3% white, mean age 46.6,77.8% employed) had mean pain score 6.4 on a 0 to 10 scale (0=no pain 10=worst pain) Prior to first DRX treatment that decreased to 0. After last DRX treatment 88.9% of patients (16 out of 18) reported an improvement in back pain, and better function as measured by activities of daily living. On  a 0 to 10 scale (0=Not satisfied 10=very satisfied)  patients rated the DRX9000® an 8.1. no patient required any invasive therapies (e.g, epidural injection, surgery).

Conclusion

Overall, patients pain improved after DRX treatment requiring fewer analgesics, with better function. There were no safety issues identified with the multimodal treatment routine. Non-treatment or control groups were not included making efficacy outcome versus placebo or spontaneous recovery difficult to determine. randomized double-blinded or comparative long-term outcome trials are needed to further prove the efficacy of the DRX9000® non surgical spinal decompression system for the routine treatment of chronic LBP.

Full study details and results can be found here.

“After the last DRX treatment 88.9% of patients
(16 out of 18) reported an improvement in back pain, and better function...”

From Our Patients

I was diagnosed with 2 herniated discs in 2020. I saw a different chiropractor without much pain relief. After being treated by Dr. Keith Jeffers and Dr. Scott Jeffers with the DRX 9000 which uses traction decompression, I my pain was dramatically improved after the second visit. They are both caring individuals and want to see their patients get back to health. I highly recommend seeing them to anyone with any back or neck injuries and can’t say enough good things about them.


— Shervin E.

It is the first time in my life that I can actually say that I do not have neck pain. I have suffered from neck pain since I was a little girl. I would get relief with a combination of adjustments, massages, and Active Release Techniques, but the relief never lasted more than a week or two. It has been several months since I finished treatment with the Spinal Decompression Machine and I can truly say that it has changed my life. I can hardly believe that the pain I thought I'd have all my life is actually gone! After trying all of the recommended remedies and seeing doctors who told me I was going to have to live with it or do surgery.”

— Leah T.

Spinal Decompression FAQ

  • The DRX9000® system works on the injuries that happen due to nerve compression by applying equal amount of pressure on the vertebrate columns, by stretching the spine, this creates a gap in between the discs, and with improved flow of nutrients through both the vertebrate columns of spine the injuries heal slowly and steadily after regular DRX9000® decompression treatment sessions, the amount will be recommended at your evaluation.

  • The DRX9000® True Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression® treatment is specifically engineered to provide relief of pain, sciatica and other symptoms associated with Herniated Discs, Bulging Discs, Degenerative Disc Disease and protruding discs.

  • Spinal decompression is not currently covered by most insurance providers. We have pricing and payment plans that can be discussed with the doctor and staff after the initial evaluation.

  • If you have and MRI or any imaging and reports related to your injury or pain please bring them in for the doctor to review during your evaluation. Although we do not always require MRIs prior to treatment, the doctor may ask for imaging prior to treatment.

  • Results of a study showed that 188 of the 219 patients who completed the therapy reported immediate resolution of symptoms, while 84% remained pain-free 90 days post-treatment. Physical examination findings showed improvement in 92% of the 219 patients, and remained intact in 89% of these patients 90 days after treatment. This study shows that disc disease—the most common cause of back pain, which costs the American health care system more than $50 billion annually—can be cost-effectively treated using spinal decompression available at our office. The cost for successful non-surgical therapy is less than a tenth of that for surgery. These results show that biotechnological advances of spinal decompression reveal promising results for the future of effective management of patients with disc herniation and degenerative disc diseases. That is why Spinal Decompression: often referred to as the safe alternative to surgery, disc replacement, low back surgery, neck surgery, spinal fusion and other invasive procedures for back and neck pain relief.