Spinal Disc Health Care Program
For all patients who are suffering from neck pain, arm pain/numbness, low back pain and leg pain/numbness you are eligible for the Spinal Disc Health Care Program.
This program is a treatment program to help people who have disc degeneration and/or disc bulges in their neck or lower back and are looking for a conservative yet effective way to improve their situation and stabilize or slow down the degenerative process (arthritis) in the spine. This is an alternative to cortisone shots and physical therapy that has not been effective for your problem.
The Spinal Disc Health Care Program consist of; 1) Instrument manipulation of your spine, 2) MedX rehab exercise therapy, 3) Decompression traction, 4) Pulsed Electro Magnetic Frequency Therapy and 5) Cold Laser Therapy.
Instrument Manipulation is done with the Vibracussor and Arthrostim instruments, which releases the muscle bundles and stimulates the ligaments surrounding the vertebrae and disc. This will relax the spinal area we are working on and make it easier to work with.
MedX therapy is the rehab workout machines that isolate the muscles, tendons and ligaments in and around the spinal area that we are trying to strengthen. These machines isolate and strengthen areas in the neck and lower back that are difficult to work out by your self. The stronger the surrounding soft tissues are in your spine the better function and endurance you have.
Decompression traction is a stronger form of traction that pulls and separates your vertebrae and allows moisture to come back into your disc that may be degenerating. It also works on disc bulges by separating the vertebrae it creates a suction affect on the bulging disc to help shrink it or pull it back inside the disc space between the vertebrae where it was before it was irritated and then bulged. This will help reduce pain, increase range of motion and improve the overall health of any disc.
Pulsed Electro Magnetic Frequency (PEMF) is my newest therapy in the office and I am very pleased with the results we are seeing. PEMF is a cellular exercise machine that has been engineered to produce extremely brief, but repetitive pulses of magnetic field energy in nanoseconds. This means it provides supportive energy at the cellular level of any and all tissues that it come in contact with. This therapy will help to improve the overall energy in the cell thus making it healthier and support a sense of well being.
Cold Laser Therapy is very effective for stimulating the body’s healing process by stimulating cellular function with the same frequency that is already there at the cellular level. By stimulating the cells with cold laser therapy this speeds up the body’s ability to produce pain killers and anti-inflammatory chemicals manufactured by the body. Cold laser therapy also helps to increase circulation throughout the body where ever it is stimulating which also helps to promote better health.
Most insurance companies cover some or all of these procedures. We will be sure to check with your insurance company to see what they will cover. In order to increase function, reduce pain, and improve range of motion it can sometimes take 20-30- 40 treatments to get you under control. Once you are under control you will need to maintain that level of correction or function with periodic care which is different for all individuals. Serious disc problems require a lifetime of care once they are back under control. My program will stabilize your back problem and increase the function and durability that you have lost over time. Just know that it beats surgery but still requires a lifetime of periodic care to maintain that level of wellness. Let’s make sure you have a full understanding of what it takes to become healthy and to maintain it once you reach
stability.
Sincerely,
Dr Douglas Forsstrom, DC