The most advanced spinal decompression system DOC Decompression (USA).

Indications:
• Back pain
• Sciatica
• Neck pain
• Herniated discs
• Stenosis
• Diabetic pain due to arthritis
• Nerve root pressure
• After surgery without spinal fusion

What is decompression?
Decompression is a treatment method that aims to increase the distance between the vertebrae and is achieved by applying traction and stretching forces to the spine through specialized equipment.

How is the treatment done?
The patient is placed with their clothes on the special DOC bed. Special belts stabilize the body and target the specific vertebral level that needs treatment, with a three-dimensional change of position! The appropriate angle is selected through bending, lateral bending and axial rotation. Through special traction forces alternating with relaxation phases, the spinal column is decompressed.

What are the benefits?
Decompression increases oxygenation of the area, the supply of nutrients, the release of nerve tissue and creates space in the intervertebral space.
The treatment is painless and relief comes from the first sessions.
It can be done in the supine and prone positions, always in consultation with the treating physician.

The benefits of decompression through clinical observation?
According to the Swedish professor of chiropractic and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Paul Ackermann, spinal decompression is a very beneficial technique, as it enhances blood flow to the affected area and muscle relaxation. This significantly helps in the removal of waste products of metabolism.
-with decompression, the nutrition of the articular disc is enhanced through the process of osmosis, the articular spaces are increased, as a result of which the hernia can recede. This suction that results from decompression creates a tendency for the hernia to move towards the center of the joint. In addition, the tension of the posterior longitudinal ligament exerts pressure towards the center.
The facet joints of the lumbar spine, known as facet joints, are richly innervated with proprioceptive receptors (responsible for the self-regulation of body posture) and pain receptors.
Intermittent traction of the facet joints can modify proprioceptive activity, release trapped discs, and improve tissue nutrition. - In addition, an important effect is the improvement of nerve tissue gliding! (Goal-Oriented chiropractic, 2012) Nerve tissue has two properties: elongation and gliding as a result of mechanical body movements (Michael Shacklock, 1995)
A contraindication to decompression is if it causes pain during its application.
Decompression causes elongation of the estimators, relaxation of the joint capsule, and repositioning of the disc material, provided that the disc material is still within the joint disc. (Paul Philip Ackerman )
The American physiatrist and professor Steven Typaldos MD, DO, after extensive clinical observation, created the FDM model (Fascial Distortion Model). According to it, all joint structures contain a folding fascia that could be compared to an accordion. This fascia loses its shape and elasticity when an injury occurs. This creates the fascial folding deformation, known as folding distortion, which according to Typaldos is the cause of pain.
The restoration of the fascia has to do with the mechanism of injury.
If the mechanism of injury is traction, which is the case in most cases, then decompression during its application reduces pain, while if the mechanism of injury is compression, then a compression technique is needed and not traction. For this reason, it is very important to take a proper history and clinical examination, before applying the therapeutic technique, in order to determine the mechanism of the injury. In the case where decompression creates pain, then most likely the mechanism of the injury is compressive and is treated in the same way according to Dr. Typaldo.
Typaldo gave an example by comparing this fascia to a road map that is wrinkled when the injury occurs. In order for this map to unfold and regain its shape, we must pull and stretch its edges. In a similar way, decompression allows the intervertebral fascia to return to its normal shape.
(The fascial distortion model by Steven Typaldos , 2014)

Typaldos used to use the bed of the reclining position to treat fascial fold deformities, a technique that has several contraindications due to the body position. With Doc decompression, the great advantage is that we can achieve the same result with a completely safe position for the patient.
The possibilities offered by DOC make it a unique system worldwide.

What is the difference between decompression and simple traction?
The forces produced by the decompression system should be applied to the patient's body in a way that does not activate the autonomic nervous system that contracts the muscles of the spine and this leads not to the reduction of pressure inside the intervertebral discs which is the desired, but to the exact opposite result, namely an increase in pressure. This is the main difference between DOC and simple traction systems.

How many treatments are needed?
The number of treatments is determined by the size of the problem. Usually 10-15 treatments are needed to complete a therapeutic protocol. The intensity of the decompression (traction in kg) is increased progressively in the treatments, so as to ensure the body's good response to this new information. In this way, decompression is gradually promoted, which is why the number of treatments is considered necessary.

Contraindications:
‍• Pregnancy
• Obesity
• Osteoporosis
• Extensive damage to the nervous tissue
• Spinal fusion