Patients describe this non-surgical IDD Therapy to be comfortable, even relaxing.
The Accu-SPINA with IDD Therapy is capable of creating a negative pressure within the intervertebral disc which promotes inbibition of blood, fluid, and other healing nutrients. This negative pressure is strong enough, in the case of a herniated disc to actually retract the herniated nucleus pulposus material over the rehabilitative regimen.
The Accu-SPINA system was designed to target and significantly mobilize, manipulate, and distract spinal structures in order to retone, restructure, and re-educate.
Heat, vibration, electrical stimulation, and a secondary waveform, "oscillation", are incorporated during treatment to encourage the relaxation of the paraspinal muscles, and decrease the likelihood of muscle spasms.
IDD Therapy's computer monitored spinal mobilization is an integral part of a rehabilitative regimen, in which treatment is aimed towards mobilizing and manipulating specific spinal segments.
During research and development at the Shealy Pain Institute in Springfield, Missouri, changes were reported to occur at the disc level. Significant distraction of targeted lumbar spinal segments was achieved.
Due to the unique ability of the Accu-Spina system to isolate individual segments of the lumbar spine, the ability to isolate spinal structures, active tracking of exact applied forces, and the highly reproducible treatment, the clinician can address several low back pain syndromes effectively. Additionally, studies have reported long-term pain relief.
Treatment can be directed towards alleviating pain emanating from an injured disc by distraction and the promotion of essential nutrients such as water, oxygen, and blood into the intervertebral disc. Additionally, treatment can be directed towards rehydration in order to increase flexibility, elasticity, and the shock absorbing characteristics of the disc.
Changes have been seen on radiological films after IDD Therapy, including the retraction of a nucleus pulposus, and increases in disc height. Additionally, nerve conduction studies have shown improvement in nerve function providing clinical evidence of the efficacy.
Healing Physiology
Computer monitored spinal mobilization assists in the retoning, restructuring, and re-education of dysfunctional spinal segments and their associated supporting structures. The procedures protocols have both passive and active exercise components and all forces applied to the selected vertebral level are precise, graduated, and reproducible. The changes in pressure surrounding the lumbar disc through the cycling action of the machine facilitate blood flow through the disc. Fresh blood, oxygen, and nutrients flow in while cations, lactic acid and other waste products of tissue metabolism are removed. Thus, natural healing and repair can proceed in tissues that previously were encumbered with high diffusion pressure, edematous tissues, and chronic irritation. Intervertebral decompression therapy has helped thousands of low back pain patients return to active, pain-free lifestyles.
The majority of patients treated will return to an active, healthy lifestyle without further intervention. In some chronic cases or cases which have multiple vertebral levels affected, it may be beneficial to have additional treatment administered in order to maintain a symptom free lifestyle.
Changes have been seen on radiological films after IDD Therapy, including the retraction of a nucleus pulposus, and increases in disc height. Additionally, nerve conduction studies have shown improvement in nerve function providing clinical evidence of the efficacy.