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.

I recently came across a back exercise which claims to make a big difference to back pain.

It uses the same basic ideas as the Better Back System in that it aims to condition and re-educate the muscles that support your back. (Most back pain arises from the muscles that support and protect your spine going into spasm as a protective measure in response to a perceived threat of injury).

REMEMBER: Always read our disclaimer before you attempt any exercise.

BACK PAIN RELIEF EXERCISE

1. Stand with your feet about 45cm (18 inches) apart.

2. Slowly rotate your head and shoulders as far as you can to the left. DO NOT TWIST OR TURN RAPIDLY. Stop when you feel tension or pain in the muscles of your neck and/or back.

3. At this point you will have turned somewhere between 90 and 180 degrees and be looking somewhere between to your left and to your rear depending on how supple you are.

4. Hold the position for a few seconds. THIS IS IMPORTANT. The hold time gives your brain a clear signal differentiation between your normal and maximum achievable muscle tension.

5. Next slowly return to the straight ahead position and then twist to the right hand side (i.e. in the opposite direction) and hold the position again a few seconds.

AND REPEAT

6. Do the exercise for at least 4 to 5 minutes a day and you should expect to see relief from most lower and upper back pain.

EXERCISE STANDING OR SITTING

When you do the exercise standing, twist your whole body. This
involves the muscles in your hips and legs also.

You can also do the exercise sitting in which case it works best if
you clasp your hands together on top of your head. Measure your
progress by monitoring how far around you can get your elbow. This
version focuses on the neck and shoulder areas.

The aim here is see as far behind your back as you can. This way you
get maximum rotation of both the neckbone and backbone. Repeat
this for 5 minutes, but start out doing less if it makes your back
pain worse.

REMEMBER: Always read our disclaimer before you attempt any exercise.

If you like this exercise you might also want to try the Better Back System.