Most patients facing this decision are framing it wrong. Non-surgical spinal decompression and back surgery are not two competing answers to the same question. They sit at different points in…
For appropriately screened patients, non-surgical spinal decompression is a low-risk therapy. The most common complaint is temporary muscle soreness in the first week, similar to what you’d feel after starting…
Most patients notice a change somewhere between the fourth and eighth visit, and most complete a full course of 15 to 25 sessions spread over four to eight weeks. That…
Most back pain doesn’t come with a clear explanation. One day you bend over to pick something up and something feels off, or you wake up stiff and it just…
Hearing the words “degenerative disc disease” for the first time tends to sound worse than it is. It’s not a disease in the sense of something contagious or progressive in…
If you’ve been searching for a Draper chiropractor because sciatic pain is running down your leg and won’t let up, you’ve probably already tried the usual advice: rest, ice, maybe…
Booking a treatment you’ve never had before tends to come with a short list of quiet worries. Will it hurt? How long does it take? What am I supposed to…
Hang upside down for a few minutes and your back might feel looser, so it’s fair to wonder whether an inversion table does the same thing as professional spinal decompression….
A herniated disc rarely announces itself politely. One awkward lift, a long stretch behind the wheel, or even a hard sneeze can leave you with a sharp line of pain…

Patients walk into our office every week asking the same question in slightly different ways. Does the table really pull my spine apart? Is it just fancy traction? How can…