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Spinal Decompression in Philadelphia, PA

Hinesville Spinal Decompression

Gentle Relief for Back and Neck Pain

If you’re struggling with chronic back pain, herniated discs, or sciatica, spinal decompression therapy offers a safe, non-invasive solution to relieve pressure on your spine and restore proper function. This advanced chiropractic technique gently stretches the spine to create space between the vertebrae — allowing oxygen, water, and essential nutrients to flow back into the discs for natural healing.

How Spinal Decompression Works

Spinal decompression therapy uses a specialized traction table controlled by computer precision to gently and gradually stretch your spine. This process helps to:

  • Reduce pressure on compressed nerves

  • Rehydrate spinal discs

  • Improve mobility and flexibility

  • Promote long-term healing without surgery or medication

 

During treatment, you’ll lie comfortably on the decompression table while the system applies gentle traction to targeted areas of the spine. Most patients find the sessions relaxing and even fall asleep during treatment.

Illustration showing spinal compression with bulging disc pressing on spinal nerves, causing inflammation and nerve pressure.

Spinal Compression

When a spinal disc becomes bulged or herniated, it can slip out of proper alignment and place pressure on nearby nerves. This compression interferes with nerve communication between the brain and body, often leading to pain, numbness, or weakness. As long as pressure remains, the disc struggles to heal naturally — resulting in ongoing discomfort and limited mobility.

Illustration showing spinal decompression with expanded space between vertebrae, relieving nerve pressure and improving disc hydration.

Spinal Decompression

Spinal decompression therapy gently creates space between the vertebrae, allowing bulging or herniated discs to retract toward their natural position. This reduces pressure on the nerves and surrounding tissues, improves spinal alignment, and restores nutrient-rich fluids to the discs. By reversing compression and enhancing circulation, decompression promotes the body’s natural healing process and long-term spinal health.

Conditions Helped by Spinal Decompression

Spinal decompression therapy can benefit patients suffering from a wide range of spinal conditions, including:

  • Herniated or bulging discs

  • Degenerative disc disease

  • Sciatica and nerve compression

  • Chronic neck or lower back pain

  • Facet joint syndrome

  • Spinal stenosis

 

Whether your discomfort is from a past injury, poor posture, or daily stress, decompression therapy can help your spine heal and restore proper alignment.

Benefits of Spinal Decompression Therapy

  • Non-surgical and drug-free pain relief

  • Improved circulation and disc hydration

  • Reduced inflammation and nerve pressure

  • Enhanced spinal health and mobility

  • Long-term results when combined with chiropractic care

 

When paired with chiropractic adjustments, decompression therapy can speed up recovery and improve overall spinal function — helping you move, work, and live pain-free.

What to Expect

A typical decompression session lasts about 15–20 minutes. Your chiropractor will create a personalized treatment plan based on your specific condition and health goals. Many patients experience noticeable relief within just a few sessions, with continued improvement over the course of their care plan.

About Back On Track

Hinesville Spinal Decompression
Hinesville Spinal Decompression

4 Reasons Patients Love the Back on Trac Experience

  • No scary restraints or belts: Unlike yesterday’s treatment solutions, Back on Trac offers therapy without all those cumbersome restraints and belts that patients hate.

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  • Lasting relief because ALL the important areas are targeted: Therapy is delivered through gentle stretching of the spine, joints, and a wide range of important muscles, including those in the back, neck, hips, and thighs.

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  • ​It's non-invasive and it works: Any time an effective solution can be found for chronic back pain, patients rejoice!

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  • ​It doesn't just work - it feels great: Patients start out seated and are gently leaned back with benefits of vibration and heat which puts patients in a relaxed state of mind and body!

What is the Back on Trac?

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Back on Trac is a unique system that provides many different treatment options to help relieve pain and chronic back pain by offering a safe and effective stretch on the thoracic and lumbar spine along with other exercises!

It gently stretches the spine, joints and muscles in the back, neck, hips and thighs. It also has NO RESTRAINTS OR BELTS!

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Features on Back on Trac:

  • 21 Treatment options

  • Vibration Therapy

  • Heat Therapy

  • Starts in seated position and slowly lowers you back

  • Handicap accessible

  • Lateral/Bilateral Flexion

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Are you suffering from any of the following?

  • Low back pain

  • Muscle Spasms

  • Muscle Strains

  • Bulging Disc

  • Numbness/Soreness/Pain in your back

  • Pain in Hips and Thighs

  • Stiffness in neck

  • Trouble with Flexibility and/or Mobility

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List of Benefits from Back on Trac:

  • Low Back Pain

  • Facet Syndrome

  • Herniated Disc

  • Protruding Disc

  • Extruded Disc

  • Sciatica

  • Spondylosis

  • Spinal Fusion

  • Degenerative Disc Disease

  • Therapeutic Exercise

  • Pain Management

  • Pain Reduction

  • Pain Elimination

  • Neuromuscular Reeducation

  • Spinal Stenosis Congenital and Degenerative

  • Multimodal Sensory Stimulation

Bulging, Herniated and degenerative discs are often the root cause of many people’s neck or back pain.  If you’ve been told you have one of these disc problems that’s causing your pain, you may also be looking for an alternative to drugs and surgery. 

 

Non-surgical spinal decompression is a gentle and effective treatment for spinal disc problems.  It may help you avoid injections, pain medications, and even surgery.

Research Proves it is an Effective Treatment

According to the Shealy-Borgmeyer study, non-surgical disc decompression was 92% effective in relieving pain due to a problem disc.  The Odell Study revealed that 80% of people showed 50% or more pain relief 4 years after treatment with 92% resuming normal activities.  More research studies are available on our website.  The takeaway from these studies is that decompression is safe, effective, and a long term solution for disc related problems. 

 

How Your Decompression Treatments are performed:

Your doctor uses your MRI, X-Ray, and examination findings to determine the disc that is the root cause of your pain. A harness system is used to specifically pull apart or “decompress” the problem disc.  There is a programmed pull phase and rest phase that the computer will cycle through specific to your body type and disc problem.  This allows fluid to re-enter the disc and reduce pressure on the nerve.

 

Our tables are comfortable and fully automated to make your session as pain-free as possible.  A trained technician is available throughout the session to ensure comfort and safety.  Many patients find the treatment so relaxing, they fall asleep during the session.

How long does a session take?

Your sessions are custom tailored to your condition. Treatment time can be anywhere from 15-25 minutes.  Research indicates best long term satisfaction and pain reduction is achieved with 20-30 sessions over a 12 week period.  Your treatment plan will be determined by your doctor.

 

Most patients notice an improvement within 3-6 treatments while some notice a change after only 1 session.

What can YOU expect?

Decompression therapy is most commonly a part of a comprehensive plan.  Your care may include chiropractic adjustments to restore normal joint function, pain relief therapies such as laser and electric stimulation, and specific exercises to strengthen and stabilize your spine to give you the best chance of returning to normal activities.  The healthier you and your spine are, the less likely the chance of problems returning. 

Who can benefit from Spinal Decompression? 

Anyone who has back pain or neck pain caused in whole or in part by a damaged disc may be helped by spinal decompression therapy. These conditions include herniated discs, protruding discs or bulging discs, spinal stenosis, sciatica, leg pain, leg numbness, and arm pain, arm numbness, or radiculopathy (pinched nerves) and certain types of headaches. 

 

Decompression may also benefit those who've already had spinal surgery.  Your doctor will determine your eligibility for the treatment.  Certain conditions prohibit the use of decompression.

FAQs About Spinal Decompression

Q1: How does spinal decompression help reduce back pain in Philadelphia, PA?

A: Spinal decompression gently stretches the spine to relieve pressure on discs and nerves. Patients in Philadelphia use it to treat disc herniations, sciatica, stenosis, and chronic low back pain.

Q2: What conditions does decompression therapy treat?

A: Herniated discs, bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, sciatica, spinal stenosis, and chronic back or neck pain.

Q3: Is spinal decompression painful?

A: No. Most patients in Philadelphia, PA find it comfortable and relaxing.

Q4: How many decompression sessions are needed?

A: Many patients in Philadelphia see noticeable improvement after 6–12 treatments, depending on severity.

Q5: Can spinal decompression help me avoid surgery?

A: Yes. Many patients experiencing disc-related pain choose decompression in Philadelphia as a non-surgical, drug-free alternative.

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