Home Spinal Decompression

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Find out if you're a candidate for a minimally invasive alternative to open neck or back surgery

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Home Spinal Decompression

There are many so called home back decompression machines on the market today. Comparing home spinal decompression therapy to professional spinal decompression therapy would be like comparing apples to oranges.

With home spinal decompression therapy you are removing the trained professional from the equation, and relying on the design of a machine instead for guidance. For people that don’t have insurance to cover the costs of spinal decompression therapy this may be an option. The only suggestion would be to do your research before you purchase any home decompression equipment, and don’t expect miracles.

Professional spinal decompression therapy is covered by most insurance policies under rehabilitation. If you elect to undergo spinal decompression therapy and it is covered by your insurance, you may want to seek professional therapy as the results are often better than doing it yourself at home.

Spinal decompression therapy is not for everybody, as sometimes it just doesn’t provide the patient with satisfactory results. There are many different ways to treat back pain, starting with conservative non surgical measures, and then possibly exploring invasive or minimally invasive surgical techniques. Surgery is almost always the last treatment attempted except in rare cases where the condition poses an immediate danger to the patient’s health and becomes a medical emergency.

Open back surgery carries some extra risks to it but is an option for some patients. Surgery is most often performed in a hospital with the need for general anesthesia and possibly an extended hospital stay. The recovery time is dependent on the patient and how well they participate in their post operative activities.

Along with having a high rate of success, minimally invasive techniques are often performed faster than traditional surgeries, and have significantly less amounts of complication and recovery time involved. Most patients that undergo these techniques will feel relief from there back pain almost instantly and will be left with only the pain of the incision where the procedure took place.

One of the most important things you can do is sit down with your health care provider and discuss a plan to getting you better. Do not be afraid to seek second opinions, as it is important to be sure that you will be left with less pain and your condition will not worsen. If you choose surgery, whether invasive or minimally invasive, you should try to find out any information you can on the doctor, including testimonials or bad experiences from previous patients.

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