This type of therapy can become a necessity for those who have injured their backs and prefer a less invasive solution to the pain that what surgery offers

1. Ways To Prevent The
Need For Spinal
Decompression Therapy

2. Spinal decompression therapy is a non-
surgical therapy to relieve back pain
that involves being strapped to a
specially designed, computer
controlled table to have your spine
stretched in minute increments to
relieve pressure on compressed discs.
The therapy alternates periods of
relaxation with periods of spine
stretching, officially referred to as
distraction.

3. This type of therapy can become a
necessity for those who have injured
their backs and prefer a less invasive
solution to the pain that what surgery
offers.
Generally those who need or seek this
type of therapy are people who have
sciatica, degenerative disc disease,
herniated discs, pinched nerves and
bulging discs which can often be
caused by bad posture, repetitive
stress, acute injury or bad body
mechanics.

4. There's not much anyone can do about
acute injury, but some of the other
causes can be controlled to reduce the
chance of any type of spinal
treatment.

5. Posture
Proper posture can mean the difference
between a strong and healthy back and
one that's injured and requires treatment
just so you can function during your daily
tasks. One point many don't realize about
good postures is that it should always be
moving a little bit. It's when your posture
isn't moving that pain and injury are
waiting to happen. And this pain and
injury is too often avoidable and self
afflicted.
The goal is to work with the natural gentle
s-curve of the spine. In its natural s-curve
position, the spine is like a spring mount
and can handle quite a bit of strain. But if
it's moved out of its s-curve, strain and
injury can be magnified.

6. To make sure you keep your spine in its
natural s-curve position, always make
sure the small of your back and lumbar
region form a slight hollow. As you go up
the spine, it should produce a convex
area between the shoulder blades.
One way to make sure you keep the s-curve
is to keep the muscles strong. If some
muscles are weakened, the stronger ones
will try to compensate which adds
unnecessary strain to your spine.

7. Repetitive Stress
Certain types of jobs require continually
moving the body into a certain position in
order to get the necessary tasks
completed. A repetitive stress injury with
the spine occurs when the back is
overused or exerted by having to work
harder than it should, stretch further than
it should and take on more impact than it
should. The stress of the spine isn't felt
initially, but continued movements create
constant stress which can cause damage.
The best way to reduce and even completely
prevent repetitive stress injury on your
back is to practice good body mechanics.

8. Good Body Mechanics
Body mechanics is the term used to
describe the way the body moves. It
involves a complex balance between the
skeleton, muscles and tendons. Good
body mechanics is the process of
completing a task while putting as little
strain on the skeleton, muscles and
tendons as possible.

9. There are different ways to stand and move
and sit that are all related to specific
tasks at hand. If you practice good body
mechanics and posture, you'll reduce the
chance of ever needing to use spinal
decompression therapy.
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