Video: Lumbar Spinal Decompression in Chiropractic Care

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Learn about what lumbar spinal decompression is in chiropractic care in this free health care video.

Video Transcript

Hi my name is Dr. Steve Minors of Rehab Affects in Austin, Texas and today we are going to be talking about lumbar non-surgical spinal decompression. Spinal decompression is the process whereby in the lumbar spine we create a negative pressure inside the disk and let's just assume that we're talking about this area. We have a bulging disk here and if you can think about this segment right here as an Oreo cookie you have the chocolate Oreo cookie here, chocolate Oreo cookie here and this is the creamy white center. And what you are doing when you perform the non-surgical spinal decompression is creating negative pressure in the creamy white center and you are, in essence, milking it and when you milk it like that, that allows for fluid and nutrients to enter the disk essentially rehabbing the disk. In the event let's say you have a herniated or bulging disk and that can alleviate the pressure on the nerve and allow the disk to be rehabilitated if the outer wall of it is torn which is referred to as an annular tear. Spinal decompression can rehab it to the point where it allows those portions of the wall to heal well and decrease pain so the patient who may present with pain in the low back or into the buttock or down the leg can be alleviated by performing spinal decompression in this fashion.

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Lumbar Spinal Decompression in Chiropractic Care

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