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Spinal Decompression Therapy in Forest Glen, Silver Spring MD

If you are suffering from back pain or having any similar kind of symptoms, then it may disruptive to your life in the future. Therefore, you need to take immediate action to get relief from the pain. In such a situation, many people refer to Spinal Decompression Therapy at Physical Therapy Works in Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD that can be nonsurgical and surgical. Generally, spinal decompression therapy is a drug-free treatment method, non-surgical, and safe for patients who are going through chronic back pain or neck pain that are caused by spinal-related issues or disc problems. Here, you will get to understand which therapy option is best for you.

What do you mean by Nonsurgical Spinal Decompression?

Nonsurgical spinal decompression is considered a type of motorized traction, which can be helpful for your back pain in any condition. In general, spinal decompression therapy at Physical Therapy Works in Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD works professionally by stretching the spin gently. Later, it helps in changing the position and force of the spine. This change gives pressure on the spinal disks by generating negative pressure in the disc. It can result to retract the herniated disks by giving pressure on various structures or nerves in the spine. Moreover, it helps in promoting the movement of nutrient-rich fluids, water, and oxygen into the disks for the fast healing process.

Why choose Spinal Decompression Therapy?

Furthermore, there are different types of treatments where nonsurgical spinal decompression therapy is widely used by doctors. These include:

Posterior facet syndrome or worn spinal joints
Degenerative disk disease or bulging or herniated disks
Diseased or injured spinal nerve roots
Sciatica or neck pain or back pain
Arm or leg pain and numbness
Spinal stenosis
Spondylosis
Disc degeneration
Failed back surgery.

In the present scenario, there are many types of research are going on to establish the nonsurgical spinal decompression’s effectiveness and safety. Thus, the researchers are comparing the spinal decompression with other alternatives to surgery to understand the effectiveness, which include:

Physical therapy
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Limited rest
Steroid injections
Exercise
Bracing
Acupuncture
Chiropractic.

What is the Spinal Decompression Therapy Program?

In the spinal decompression therapy program, our experts will analyze the detailed spinal assessment to determine your spinal or disc injury extension. At the time of consultation, our professionals conduct the following:

Neurological examination
Posture and Gait examination
Thorough patient history
Range of motion test
Chiropractic examination
MRI Scan, or X-ray, CT analysis
Weight distribution test.

If you are the suitable candidate by the doctor for the spinal decompression therapy at Physical Therapy Works in Forest Glen, Silver Spring, MD, then the specially designed program will be assigned to you.

What are the major benefits of the Spinal Decompression Therapy Program?

The Spinal Decompression Therapy Program has many benefits like physical and physiological. Here, you can get physical benefits such as improves spinal mobility, decreases pain levels, enhances postural integrity, reduces muscle guarding, lowers stress levels, develops core strength, prevents new injuries, promotes wellness, boosts the immune system, increases joint flexibility, and many more. Similarly, this program has physiological benefits such as promoting the regression of disc herniation, decrease intradiscal pressure; increases blood flow by improving the nutrient supply into the disc, facilitates disc rehydration, and reduces nerve compression.

Thus, we offer different components in the program such as spinal decompression therapy, post-spinal decompression therapy, chiropractic care, nutritional recommendations, and posture rehab, and core strengthening to give you a better experience. To inquire more about the Spinal Decompression Therapy at Physical Therapy Works in Forest Glen, Silver Spring MD, call us at (301) 448-1911 “OR” Book your appointment today.

Our Health Plans

Physical therapy services are provided and billed by Physical Therapy Works. Our providers participate in most of the major health insurance plans in the Maryland metro area. The following are the health plans which we currently accept.

Medicare/Medicaid
Anthem
Veterans Choice Program (VCP)
Health Net Financial Services
CareFirst
Blue Cross Blue Shield

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