Does Spinal Decompression Work? MRIs Before and After Spinal Decompression
12mm Herniated Disc with Extrusion Dramatically Improved with Spinal Decompression
Dramatic change is obvious on these Before and After MRI images even to someone that is not used to reading MRI films.
Sharon W. reported severe “Sciatica” pain radiating from her low back all the way down her left leg to her foot. She said that the pain felt like a “pinched nerve”. The pain was so severe that she had significant difficulty sitting, driving, standing up straight and walking.
The Before image was taken a few weeks prior to treatment and the After images were taken almost exactly 1-year after Spinal Decompression Therapy was completed. This patient was nearly symptom-free within a few weeks of completing treatment and completely symptom-free when the second MRI was taken.
- Left MRI image: Before DRX9000 Spinal Decompression. Right MRI image: 1-Year After DRX9000 Spinal Decompression.
- These MRI images show the spine as viewed from the side. On the left (Before Spinal Decompression Therapy) you can see a large disc herniation that is substantially compressing the bright white spinal cord. On the right (After Spinal Decompression Therapy) the disc herniation is almost completely eliminated.
- Left MRI image: Before DRX9000 Spinal Decompression. Right MRI image: 1-Year After DRX9000 Spinal Decompression.
These MRI images are ‘slices’ directly through the center of the herniated disc. The dark oval at the top of the MRI is the spinal disc. The white circle ‘below’ the disc is the spinal cord and the light gray lines leading away from the spinal cord are the nerve roots. You can see on the left image (Before Spinal Decompression Therapy) that the nerve root on the left side is thick and unimpinged. The nerve root on the right side of the same Before Spinal Decompression Therapy image is severely compressed. In the right side MRI image (After Spinal Decompression Therapy) you can see that both nerve roots are “wide open” and no longer impinged upon.
These MRI images demonstrate that one year after completing Spinal Decompression at the Irvine Family Health Center – Spine and Rehab Sharon’s initial Herniated / Extruded Disc of 12mm x 9mm x 7mm was reduced to a 3mm Disc Bulge. Simply put, she achieved a 98% reduction in total disc herniation volume! She reported being completely asymptomatic and had returned to all her prior activities without problem. Needless to say, Sharon was very pleased with her treatment at Irvine Family Health Center – Spine and Rehab. Her testimonial can be read on our website at http://www.ocspinaldecompression.com/patient-testimonials/ (it’s toward the bottom of the page…we have had A LOT of great testimonials since she completed treatment!).
If you are suffering from a Herniated Disc, Disc Bulge or Disc Extrusion in the neck or low back, please call our office at (949) 857-4645 or visit our website at http://www.ocspinaldecompression.com to find out if Spinal Decompression is right for you.