Stop Sciatica & Back Pain

A new and advanced, non-surgical treatment for lower back and neck pain associated with herniated and degenerative disc is making the news.

The product is called the DRX 9000C which is made by Axiom and is claimed to be the first non-surgical decompression system cleared by the FDA for cervical decompression.

The DRX9000C relieves back pain by:

- enlarging disc space,
- reducing herniation,
- strengthening outer ligaments to help move herniated areas back into place
- reversing high intra-disc pressures through the application of negative pressure.

Treatment results published in the American Journal of Pain Management suggest a success rate of over 80% with patients who suffer from lower back pain. Clinical studies have shown a better than 72% success rate in treating neck pain due to herniated, bulging or degenerative disc disease using the DRX 9000C after only four to six weeks of treatment.

Pre and Post treatment MRI’s have shown greater than 50% reduction in size and extent of herniations after 4 weeks of treatment with the DRX 9000C.

How Non-surgical Spinal Decompression Works:

The technique originated when NASA found that during the weightless portion of space missions, astronauts were relieved of low back pain. It also found that disc height actually increased during missions. NASA then investigated the effects of space travel’s on spinal decompression which led to the development of advanced technology to reproduce the effects on earth.

By decompressing the lumbar and cervical discs, pressure is relieved on the spinal nerves that is often caused by disc herniations, degenerative disease, sciatica or posterior facet syndrome.

Researchers from the University of Queensland found that the support muscles of the men who spent eight weeks in bed were inactivated in a very similar way to those of lower-back pain patients.

Using magnetic resonance imaging, they showed that after eight weeks the muscles that support the vertebrae had wasted and become inactive.

“This is the first study to show that these muscles that protect your spine are switched off,” said Julie Hides, one of the researchers.

She said slumping in front of the television or computer could have exactly the same effect.

The researchers also found that switching these muscles back on is not simply a matter of getting up and walking around.

Some of the volunteers have been monitored for six months and their back muscles have still to recover, despite exercise.

It’s important to pay attention to your posture when you’re relaxing at home and to get up and move around from time to time.

Read more about back pain and back exercises.