Spinal Stenosis Treatment Studies for Spinal Decompression

IDD Therapy Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Study

Full Title: Reduction in Chronic Low Back Pain Using Intervertebral Differential Dynamics Therapy (IDDT) and Routine Physiotherapy: A Retrospective Pre-Post Study
Author: Ekediegwu, D.P.T.
Affiliation: Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Publication: Journal of Spine

Background: The plethora of treatments for Low Back Pain (LBP) has increased in recent times. Opioids, spinal injection, bed rest, skin traction and surgery have remained the common forms of treatment. However, there is less emphasis on pharmacological and surgical treatments in national clinical practice guidelines. Non-surgical Spinal Decompression (NSD) is a modern, though investigational non-surgical treatment technique for LBP. The aim of this report was to analyse the outcome of LBP using NSD technique delivered by an Intervertebral Differential Dynamics Therapy (IDDT) device amidst other conservative treatments.

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Conservative Treatment Approaches in Low Back Pain, IDD..

Full Title: Conservative Treatment Approaches in Low Back Pain, IDD Observational Study…
Author: Smith PT-MCSP
Affiliation: University of Exeter
Type: Observational Study

Introduction: A prospective outcome study was conducted on patients with chronic low back pain due to degenerative disc disease, herniated nucleus pulposus and facet arthropathy. Between March 2003 and January of 2004, ten physicians in private practices across the United States, with a high volume of patients with spinal disorders, participated in this study. Specialties included Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Neurology, Orthopedic, and Pain Management. Prior to entering the study, the patients were evaluated by the physician and diagnosed with a painful lumbar degenerative condition based on history and physical and appropriate imaging studies. Prior to each treatment, the patients completed an Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire. The ODI scores range from 0-50. A change of more than 4 points is considered clinically meaningful. Each patient was treated for 25 min with decompression.

IDD Therapy in Back Pain Treatment: A Clinical Trial..

Full Title: IDD Therapy in Back Pain Treatment: A Clinical Trial Comparing Key Diseases of Low Back Pain
Author: Shealy, MD,PhD
Affiliation: Duke University-Harvard Fellow
Presentation to: Southern Medical Association

Introduction: Low back pain impacts more than 65 million Americans per year and ranks second only to headaches as the most frequent cause of pain. The most common site for back pain is the lower lumbar area because it bears the most weight and stress. Even though back pain is rarely life threatening, the annual cost in terms of lost productivity, medical expenses and workers’ compensation benefits runs into the tens of billions of dollars annually in the United States.

MRI Evidence of Nonsurgical Repair of the Herniated Lumbar Disc

Full Title: MRI Evidence of Nonsurgical, Mechanical Reduction, Rehydration and Repair of the Herniated Lumbar Disc
Author: Eyerman, MD
Affiliation: Columbia Univ- N.I.H.
Presentation to: American Society of Neuroimaging

Abstract: Simple pelvic traction gives inconsistent relief to herniated lumbar disc sufferers. A new decompression table system applying fifteen 60-second tractions of just over one-half bod/ weight in twenty V-i hour sessions was reported to give good or excellent relief of sciatic and back pain in 86% of 14 patients with herniated discs and 73% of 8 with facet joint arthrosis. Herniated and degenerated lumbar discs can be shown at discography discomanometry to have elevated intradiscal pressures made even worse by sitting and standing, thus preventing proper disc nutrition. Therefore decompressing the over-pressurized disc should allow for healing and repair of disc prolapse, herniation and annulus tears. Serial MRI imaging of 20 patients treated with the decompression table shows in our study, over 90% reduction of subligamentous nucleus herniation in 10 of 14.

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Spinal Stenosis

IDD Therapy Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression Study

Learn More: IDD Therapy Advanced Spinal Decompression

Conservative Treatment Approaches in Low Back Pain, IDD..

IDD Therapy in Back Pain Treatment: A Clinical Trial..

MRI Evidence of Nonsurgical Repair of the Herniated Lumbar Disc

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