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Phase I: The Treatment Begins

DTS™ Spinal Decompression Therapy is performed on a specially designed table in face up or face down positions. Clinical consideration and your comfort are used in deciding which position will be best for you. Dr. Ceci may begin the therapy in one position but, in later sessions, it may be necessary to change positions. You will remain fully dressed during the treatment; however, we recommend wearing loose fitting clothes, removing your belt, and removing objects from your pockets.

The total treatment time is usually less than 18 minutes and often just 10 minutes initially. Most patients report simply feeling a subtle and gentle stretch at their lower back or around their hips. Since DTS™ Therapy is a comfort based procedure, patients usually report a sense of relief and relaxation during the session. Some patients even fall to asleep.

Imbibing the Discs

The gentle stretching and relaxing of the spine fosters a phenomenon called “imbibition.” In the simplest of terms, this is the way a normal disc gets nutrition. This pumping action promotes nutrition intake to the discs – something often lost in damaged discs and resulting from degenerative disc conditions. In healthy discs, imbibition occurs naturally with daily motions and as the body re-positions. This action accounts for the increase of disc thickness in the morning and a decrease at night. A disc with poor imbibition (fewer nutrients and hydration) is more likely to become injured and painful. Stretching, or tractioning the spine in a controlled, comfortable manner can help re-establish a more normal imbibition. This controlled motion can re-supply the disc with nutrients that help the disc heal. Also, the dramatic decrease of pressure in the disc (decompression) can foster the drawing-in of a bulge and can help take pressure off a “pinched” spinal nerve.

Reestablish Structural Support

Although most patients report dramatic reduction of their pain within as few as five treatments, an injured spinal disc needs time to heal. This why we urge you to be regular with your prescribed treatments and office visits. Research shows to completely heal some discs, a regular program of home exercises, prescribed by your doctor, will need to be followed. Spinal disc structures can take months to heal. Although your pain may be gone, you should stay on the treatment plan in order to keep your spine healthy.

As you become more mobile and more able to return to your normal lifestyle, your increased activity is what your spine needs most. Your spine depends upon muscle strength and coordination to remain healthy.

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