For most patients that come in for care, who continually suffering from bulging disc, pinched nerves, degenerative disc disease, and lower back injuries, just getting through your normal everyday life is a struggle. Not only do some of these conditions cause chronic pain, but if advanced cases can lead to muscle weakness, and loss of sensation. This blog hopefully give you hope, and shows how a local Shakopee chiropractor uses flexion distraction to relieve pain, reduce pressure on nerves, and help heal that low back. 
So what is a flexion distraction table, and how will it help alleviate some of my low back pain? In the video below Dr. Brooks is giving a quick demonstration on how the table moves and reduces pressure on the back. The combination of the table and gentle pressure allows the doctor to decompress the area to increase disc height, decompressing the spinal column, and restoring normal motion to the spine.
By flexing the table and applying pressure to the lower back, this technique has been found to do the following:
- Reduce Intradiscal Pressure “reducing size of a bulging disc”
- Widen the spinal canal “more room for the spinal cord”
- Increase range of motion to spinal joints
- Improve Posture
- Reduce pressure on spinal nerves
- Increase circulation
- Improve nerve communication
Some of the most common condition that benefit from flexion distraction:
- Herniated or bulging disc
- Sciatica and leg pain
- Stenosis
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Spondylolisthesis
- Low back pain
- Facet Syndrome
If you have any questions regarding Flexion Distraction, or want to know if you are a good candidate for treatment, please call Brooks Chiropractic at (952)456-6611. #shakopeechiropractor