The PIC Group Inc

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INTRODUCTION: Welcome to the Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Center web page. The Decompression Traction System (DTS) is an innovative new treatment system for low back pain, sciatica, neck and arm pain. DTS is effective, safe and cost-effective, and offers hope for the millions of people who suffer from neck and low back pain everyday. Public demand and acceptance by chiropractors, physicians, insurance carriers and therapists is driving the expansion of Spinal Decompression centers and is making it the standard of care for chronic neck and back pain. For sufferers of neck, low back pain and chronic low back pain, DTS can be the answer to ending years of discomfort. Cervical and lumbar disc problems such as herniations and degenerative disc disease, and even injuries brought on by sports or work can be treated easily, comfortably and non-surgically with DTS. INTRODUCTION AXIAL DISC DECOMPRESSION TRACTION THERAPY Research indicates the discs may be responsible for a significant percent of lumbar/leg and neck/arm pain. 1,2,5,13,17,42 Simply stated, compression (and flexion) increase end-plate, disc (and facet) stress and can lead to inflammatory responses, damage, annular compromise (circumferential and radial tears) and possible extrusion of nuclear material. 4,5,21 Research also indicates not all disc pain can be diagnosed by static imaging (MR) nor do the majority of those with MR findings have pain (as many as 29% of prolapsed discs are not generating pain at the time of the MRI). In theory many mechanical discogenic pathologies can be treated with DTS axial decompression. (For our purposes decompression refers to a reduction of intradiscal pressure and a centripetal effect that improves osmotic exchange, circulation and thus healing). 44 Since the disc is an avascular structure, it doesn't receive fresh blood and oxygen with every beat of the heart. Bogduk reports nutrient supply to the disc is "barely adequate for normal requirements" and the disc's inner portion has the most precarious nutrient supply. 42 Discs require diffusion created by motion and pressure reducing positions to restore nutrients and enhance healing. 5,13,16,18,32,33 Typically back pain with referral pain is an indication for decompression and reduction of those referral symptoms an excellent clinical sign it is working. However studies suggest some prolapsed and severely degenerated discs may have negative IDP due to a disturbed hydrostatic mechanism. In these cases creating negative IDP by traction to gain a centripetal effect becomes more nebulous (but as long as no increase of symptoms occurs treatment is still warranted for a test period of a few weeks). Generally in cases with a patent annulus (the disc's outer annulus is still 'intact') centralization of pain can be an excellent clinical indication the treatment is viable. 1 Centralization is a recognized prognosticator of good clinical outcomes in disc cases. Patients often report centralization during or soon after a DTS treatment thus giving the clinician a viable indicator for a good prognosis and reducing the potential for surgical intervention.

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