Spinal Decompression | Spinal Decompression Success Rate & Spine Health
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What Does Scientific Research Say About The Success Rate Of Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
Several small studies have reported improvement in pain after non-surgical spinal decompression. Most are older, small and had no control group, so they can’t show how much of the improvement was due to the treatment. Here is a summary. Many patients report improvement over a course of treatment, but results vary and aren’t guaranteed.
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Increase In Disc Height/Decrease Herniation
A case report in the European Musculoskeletal Review (Vol. 2, Issue 1), titled Management of Low Back Pain with a Non-surgical Decompression System, described a single patient.
This was a case study on the before and after treatment MRI findings of a 69-year-old male with low back pain.
Before treatment, the patient reported experiencing low back pain. This pain radiated into both of his legs.
When told to rate his pain intensity on a scale of 0-10, the patient rated his pain a 10.
The patient had 22 treatment sessions over a seven-week period.
After completing the treatment, the patient reported a pain level of 1. A single case cannot show that a treatment works for others.
Also, four months after the initial spinal decompression treatment, a follow-up MRI was performed. It revealed a decrease in herniation size and increased disc height in multiple discs.
American Journal of Pain Management studied the Long-term Effect Analysis of Spinal Decompression Therapy in Low Back Pain: It was A Retrospective Clinical Pilot Study done in July 2005 by C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD; Nirman Koladia, MD and Merrill M. Wesemann, MD.
This small retrospective pilot study of 24 participants reported pain relief, without a control group.
Journal of Neuroimaging entitled MRI Evidence of Nonsurgical, Mechanical Reduction, Rehydration and Repair of the Herniated Lumbar Disc from April 1998 Vol. 8, NO.2, Edward L. Eyerman, MD.
This study found non-surgical spinal decompression resulted in: “All but 3 of 20 patients reported significant pain relief and complete relief of weakness and immobility, when present. This study also shows a correlation between the improvement on the MRI and the reported improvement in pain.”
Spinal Decompression Treatments – Does The Pain Simply Come Back Over Time?
Decompression Reduces Chronic Back Pain: A four year Study; R. Odell M.D., D Boudreau D.O., Anesthesiology News March 2003
“Results have been reported in a small series of patients with chronic low back pain caused by disc herniations, degenerative disc disease, and degeneration who were treated with a specialised device or devices. Four years after receiving spinal decompression treatments, of the 23 patients who responded, 52% had a pain level of zero, and 91% were able to resume their normal daily activities. Over 80% showed 50% or Better Pain Reduction at the End of the 4 Year study. And greater than 50% Still Had a Pain Level of Zero.”
This was a small series without a control group, reported in a trade publication rather than a peer-reviewed journal.
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