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    Spinal decompression - A wonderful alternative to spine surgery Story

    Spinal decompression - A wonderful alternative to spine surgery

    Earlier, patients with severe back pain caused by a herniated disc or the compression of discs of the spinal cord had no alternative but to revert to major spine surgery or else suffer in silence. But thanks to spinal decompression therapy, patients now have a non-surgical and highly effective treatment for such painful conditions like sciatica, soft-tissue spinal stenosis, spondylosis, herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, and facet arthropathy. Most of these conditions are caused by the tearing or bulging of the disc(s) in the lower back and the pain can be debilitating. (Read more about Spinal decompression - A wonderful alternative to spine surgery)