Spinal Decompression Therapy in Rockford, IL

Your exam answers that. Decompression is commonly used for herniated discs, bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, sciatica, spinal stenosis, and pinched nerves in the neck or lower back. It is the wrong choice for some conditions, such as a recent fracture, advanced osteoporosis, or certain spinal surgeries, which is why your doctor examines your spine and reviews your health history before recommending it. Our decompression therapy page explains the treatment in more depth.

Flexion-Distraction, CBP spinal traction, and Pettibon traction, and your doctor chooses among them based on your exam and X-rays:

• Flexion-Distraction uses a specialized table that gently and rhythmically stretches your lower back to open the space around the disc and nerve, with no twisting.
• CBP spinal traction is set up precisely from your own X-rays to restore healthy spinal curves, taking pressure off discs and nerves over the course of your care.
• Pettibon traction is a second curve-restoring system for the neck and lower back, paired with exercises that help hold the correction.

Having all three in one office lets your doctor match the method to your spine and your findings.

Decompression works best as one part of a care plan built to correct the underlying problem. It takes pressure off the disc and the nerve, and the rest of your care makes that relief last, with each treatment doing a different job and making the others work better:

• Chiropractic adjustments restore proper movement to the joints of your spine around the disc.
• Physical therapy and corrective exercises strengthen and stabilize the core and neck muscles that support your spine.
• Stretch therapy keeps the muscles and soft tissue around your spine healthy.
• Massage therapy is included when your chiropractor prescribes it as part of your care plan.
• Electrical muscle stimulation and cold laser therapy reduce pain & inflammation and support tissue healing.

Care moves through three phases. Relief comes first, taking pressure off the disc and calming your pain. Correction follows, addressing the curve, posture, and movement problems that loaded the disc. Maintenance care then looks after the health of your spine over time, keeping your gains and helping protect your discs from the same problem building again.

Your first visit begins with a consultation and health history, followed by a thorough spinal exam, postural assessment, functional & orthopedic testing, and spinal X-rays if your doctor finds they are needed. Because spinal traction is set up from your X-rays, your doctor will tell you if imaging is needed before decompression begins. From there, your doctor walks you through a clear & detailed report of findings, so you understand what is going on with your discs, whether decompression belongs in your care, and what your best next steps are. The $21 New Patient Special covers the consultation and health history, the thorough exam, spinal X-rays if needed, and the report of findings. (Excludes Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, and PI/Workers' Comp claimants.)

Disc pain is an emergency when it comes with loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness in the groin or inner thighs, or weakness in an arm or leg that is growing fast. Those signs call for emergency medical care right away, and decompression is the wrong tool for that moment. For everything short of that, Evolve Chiropractic works alongside your medical doctor and any specialist you already see, and we will tell you plainly when your exam points to something that belongs with them.

Evolve Chiropractic of Rockford Crossings is at 290 N Mill Rd, suite 5-7, on the northwest corner of N Mill Rd and State St, at the east end of the Rockford Crossings Shopping Center between Aldi and Lyfe Dispensary by Target. Parking is at the door. Patients from Rockford, Loves Park, Cherry Valley, Belvidere, and Machesney Park come to this office for spinal decompression, and Evolve Chiropractic also has a second Rockford office on Broadway.