Chiropractic Treatment of Sciatica

Flexion-distraction therapy is a chiropractic technique that utilizes a multi-function table that enables the chiropractor to combine decompression with other gentle non-force spinal adjustment techniques. Flexion-distraction is well suited for patients who need a lighter touch, such as those recovering from spinal surgery, currently undergoing rehabilitation, or those with osteoporosis or of an advanced age.

Flexion-distraction therapy is well researched and has been proven effective for:

• Reducing pressure on the spinal nerves from a disc bulge or herniation
• Increasing spinal motion within the disc and spinal joints
• Improving posture
• A conservative option to surgery for herniated discs known as discectomy. In fact a 2010 randomized clinical study found that spinal manipulative therapy is just as effective for the treatment of most patients experiencing sciatica secondary to lumbar disc herniation, with 60 percent of sciatica patients able to avoid low back surgery by going to a chiropractor.

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