DECOMPRESSION THERAPY ?
In this office, we provide decompression ancillary to spinal adjustment when it is Chiropractically indicated in your prescribed therapy regimen. In general however, decompression therapy, including the "DRX", and other DRX-Like machines, can be useful for TEMPORARY decompression of discs when there is nerve entrapment at the foramen (nerve opening). However nearly all studies show that this expensive treatment which is no only partially covered by insurance carriers as it is usually found to be "medically unecessary treatment" by them, provides only SHORT-term results. Those that do cover this therapy generally pay for it only as an ancillary P/T modality, which reimburses the patient only about 10-15% of the cost. [Ref: Aetna]
Finally, remember that these machines all come from an idea of a Canadian Medical Doctor who was NOT trained to give Chiropractic Adjustments. Apparently he saw the effects of Chiropractic and invented a robot to try to adjust spines mechanically.
When considering this therapy, think about this..... Dr. Press is also a cellist... so imagine that he invents a robot to play cello. Want to listen to his machine, or Yo-Yo Ma? What does this say about Chiropractors who want to use a Medical Doctor's invention to adjust their patients? If this will help you we will not hesitate to use our own decompression machines or refer you to someone who CAN help you.