The two words, back surgery, strikes fear in the hearts of many people who are suffering from chronic back pain. They don’t want to consider invasive surgery and they are afraid of addictive pain-killers. Some may have already been through back surgery one time or more, and dread another round because of the slow and painful recovery. Ask your chiropractor about the DRS Protocol™, an innovative back surgery alternative that uses spinal decompression therapy. Thousands of patients have been successfully treated and find that they can cancel their scheduled surgery and live pain-free.

You may be asking, “what is the DRS™,” and what conditions can be helped? DRS™ (Decompression, Reduction and Stabilization) is a state-of-the-art technology protocol used to gradually relieve disc compression and other related disc conditions often associated with neck and low back pain, including herniated and bulging disc, degenerative disc disease, sciatica pain, facet syndrome, numbness and tingling of the legs and even relapsed or failed back surgeries. It is the only treatment that was developed by a team of specialists including Neurosurgeons, Orthopedic Surgeons, Physiatrists, Osteopaths, Chiropractors, Neurologists and Physical Therapists.

Simply stated, non surgical Spinal Decompression Therapy is non-invasive and provides gentle decompression of the disc through the use of a computerized traction device to gently pull on the targeted area of the spine (the compressed disc). The distraction force is applied in between periods of relaxation, causing the spinal column disc and nerves to realign properly. This treatment is applied over a series of visits and involves no medications or surgical procedures.

Patients most likely to benefit from spinal decompression are individuals suffering from persistent pain in their backs and necks, often caused by the pinching or irritation of a spinal nerve by a disc in the spine.

Before or after therapy, you may have other types of treatment, such as:

• Electrical stimulation (electric current that causes certain muscles to contract)
• Ultrasound (the use of sound waves to generate heat and promote healing)
• Heat or cold therapy
• Cold Laser

Before making a decision regarding surgery, talk to a licensed and highly-trained chiropractor at McKim Chiropractic to find out more about the DRS Protocol™, a leading back surgery alternative. Our friendly staff is happy to help the residents of Nampa, ID live life pain-free!