Why Spinal Decompression Therapy Could be the Solution

Having a pinched nerve in your neck in Wichita will often affect the quality of your life.  Maybe it prevents you from lifting your kids or grandkids or maybe it keeps you from being able to exercise.  Regardless, a pinched nerve in the cervical spine will often cause pain, muscle spasms and a loss of range of motion.  If the condition is severe enough, it can even cause radiating pain, numbness or tingling down into the arms.

A pinched nerve can be caused by the bones in your neck becoming misaligned and putting pressure on the nerves.  If these misalignments are never corrected, they can cause the bones or discs in between the bones to start to degenerate.  These discs can often bulge or herniate, which can also be responsible for pinching nerves in the neck.

The good news is, pinched nerves are something that we specialize in treating at Optimal Wellness.  Besides correcting the misalignment in the neck by performing a chiropractic adjustment, we also use a procedure called spinal decompression therapy.

Spinal decompression therapy is a table where you lay flat on your back and you are hooked to a harness that gently tractions your neck.  The table uses a computer that can be set to a specific program and tension.  Spinal decompression in Wichita creates a negative pressure that helps to pull the bulging disc off the nerve.  It also creates an aerobic exercise for the disc, which keeps the disc healthy.  Over a series of sessions, spinal decompression can be very effective way to treat a pinched nerve in your neck without having to take muscle relaxers, pain pills or steroid shots.

If you believe you have a pinched nerve, make sure your schedule a consultation at Optimal Wellness in Wichita at (316-425-1911) to see if spinal decompression therapy may be the solution for you.