Scientific Studies
Many peer-reviewed studies have shown spinal decompression to be an effective treatment for disc-related back pain. A selection is below.
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Retrospective Chart Review of Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression as a Therapeutic Modality for Low Back Pain
Low back pain is a leading cause of disability and health care costs worldwide. This chart review assesses nonsurgical spinal decompression as a treatment modality.
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Class IV Laser Therapy, Part 1
The technical profile of class IV laser therapy and how the technology is incorporated into chiropractic practice.
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Class IV Laser Therapy, Part 2
Clinical applications for class IV laser therapy in the treatment of chronic back and neck conditions.
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Treatment of Low Back Pain by Spinal Decompression and Spinal Exercises
Decompression of the spine introduced as an effective, non-surgical, non-invasive method. Because the disc is avascular, it does not receive fresh blood and oxygen without movement.
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Spinal Decompression, Part 1
Why a subset of patients does not respond to traditional chiropractic care, and where decompression fits.
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Spinal Decompression Therapy, Part 2
The importance of thorough consultation and examination prior to non-surgical spinal decompression in order to select suitable patients.
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Clinical Outcomes For Spinal Decompression
Advances in decompression technology have evolved into effective non-surgical treatment for herniated and degenerative disc disease.
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Motorized Spinal Decompression for Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain
Retrospective chart audit of outpatients treated with motorized spinal decompression via the DRX9000 for low back pain lasting more than 12 weeks.
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Treatment of an L5/S1 Extruded Disc Herniation Using a DRX-9000 Spinal Decompression Unit
Case report: decompression therapy is believed to provide both biochemical and biomechanical alterations to the disc.
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Prospective Evaluation of the Efficacy of Spinal Decompression via the DRX9000
Twenty patients with low back pain averaging five years in duration were enrolled in a 6-week course of 20 motorized decompression treatments.
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Clinical Trial Study of a Non-Invasive Decompression System in Lumbosacral Radiculopathies
Documented creation of significant segmental spinal distraction decompression, producing a negative pressure gradient conducive to discal change.
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Systematic Literature Review of Spinal Decompression via Motorized Traction
A systematic review assessing the efficacy of nonsurgical spinal decompression achieved with motorized traction for chronic discogenic lumbosacral back pain.
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Effectiveness & Safety of Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
Prospective, multi-centre, phase II clinical study evaluating effectiveness and safety of the DRX9000 for active treatment of chronic low back pain.
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MRI Evidence of Nonsurgical, Mechanical Reduction, Rehydration and Repair of the Herniated Lumbar Disc
Whether clinical betterment correlates directly to improvement in MRI imaging, and what MRI findings reveal about the mechanism.
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Effects of Spinal Decompressor for Lumbar Disc Herniation
Clinical results treating lumbar disc herniation with a traction device that decompresses the disc using logarithmic-curve traction.
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AAPM Chart Review
Patients’ pain improved after DRX treatment, requiring fewer analgesics and with better function.
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Management of Low-Back Pain With a Non-Surgical Decompression System
Case report. Guidelines recommend conservative treatment for at least two months before a surgical option is considered.
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Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression for Chronic Low-Back Pain
Case report: a 35-year-old patient experienced pain relief and a decrease in herniation size following 20 treatments.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings After Treatment With a Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression System
Case report reviewed under the NEMA Research Institutional Review Board.
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Treatment of 94 Outpatients With Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain
Retrospective chart audit of outpatients with discogenic low back pain lasting more than 12 weeks, treated with a 2-month course of motorized spinal decompression.
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