Spinal Decompression therapy is used to restore normal function to herniated or bulging discs of the cervical and lumbar spine.  It accomplishes this by improving the range of motion in these areas (increasing disc height), as well as providing nutrition and proper hydration to the intervertebral discs, which are essential in allowing for appropriate spinal motion and health. We utilize decompression, also known as traction, for numerous conditions including those where there is nerve root impingement, degeneration, joint inflammation or arthritis, disc herniations, disc bulges, severe muscle spasm, and where mobility in the spine is greatly reduced. 

It provides relief on two levels; 1) Increasing disc height to relieve impingement on spinal cord and peripheral nerves 2) retraining deep spinal stabilizer muscles and larger lumbar paraspinal muscles to decrease tension and overall tightness (increasing gain and decreasing sensitivity of GTO and muscle spindle receptors)   It works very well for treatment of acute and chronic lower back conditions, as it treats regions that are difficult to access without surgery or other invasive means.  Cervical spinal decompresion is also very effective and used in conjunction for the treatment of headaches/migraines as it "decompresses" tightening of the suboccipital muscles (muscles at the base of the skull) and restores function to the upper cervical spine.  This relieves chronic tension and tightening that occurs on the blood vessels and nerves that exit that regio and traverse the scalp, thus relieving headaches/migraines.