Spinal Decompression: relief for discs and nerves, without surgery.
Herniated discs, sciatica, and chronic spinal pain often come from compression that never properly resolves. Non-surgical spinal decompression uses precise traction to gently separate the vertebrae and create the negative pressure your discs need to heal from the inside.
What Is Spinal Decompression?
Negative pressure that lets compressed discs breathe.
Spinal decompression therapy uses a motorized traction table to apply gentle, controlled distraction forces to the spine. This creates negative intradiscal pressure — a slight vacuum effect within the disc — that encourages herniated or bulging disc material to retract, relieves pressure on compressed nerves, and promotes the flow of nutrients and oxygen back into the disc tissue where healing occurs.
Unlike passive stretching, our decompression protocols are precisely programmed to match your spinal level, disc findings, and pain pattern. This specificity is what distinguishes therapeutic decompression from generic traction devices.
Good for you if...
- Herniated or bulging discs in the neck or lower back
- Sciatica and radiating leg or arm pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Facet joint syndrome
- Chronic lower back or neck pain that has not improved with other treatment
- Patients who want to avoid spinal surgery
What to Expect
Gentle sessions. Cumulative relief.
Before
Spinal Evaluation & Imaging Review
Your chiropractor reviews your imaging (MRI or X-ray) and performs a spinal assessment to confirm spinal decompression is appropriate for your disc and joint findings.
During
Traction Session on the Decompression Table
You are comfortably secured to the motorized decompression table. The system applies gentle, precise traction to your spine — creating negative pressure within the disc to encourage fluid and nutrients back in. Sessions typically take 20 to 30 minutes.
After
Progressive Improvement
Most patients require a series of 12 to 20 sessions for best results. Relief often builds gradually across the series, with many patients noticing meaningful improvement by the midpoint.
Why WRTX
Clinical decompression in a chiropractic program.
Non-surgical and drug-free
Spinal decompression at WRTX is a completely non-invasive, medication-free approach to disc and nerve pain that many patients pursue as an alternative to surgery.
Chiropractor-directed care
Every decompression protocol is directed by our licensed chiropractic team. We do not offer decompression as a standalone device service — it is part of a clinical care plan.
Combined with chiropractic and soft-tissue therapy
Spinal decompression works best alongside chiropractic adjustments and soft-tissue therapy. We integrate all three when clinically appropriate.
Related Services
Soft-Tissue Therapy
Spinal decompression addresses disc and nerve pressure while soft-tissue therapy releases the muscle tension and scar tissue that can perpetuate pain patterns.
Learn moreChiropractic Care
Our full chiropractic program integrates decompression with spinal adjustments and corrective exercise for comprehensive spinal rehabilitation.
Learn moreReady to learn if spinal decompression is right for you?
Book a consultation. Our chiropractor will review your imaging and assess whether spinal decompression is clinically appropriate for your specific disc and nerve findings.