Herniated Disk Machine

A herniated disk machine often referred to as a Traction Machine is one common solution to conditions like sciatica or other chronic back pain.  Most back pain is the result of a herniated disk.  Resetting the herniated disk will relieve the pressure it is placing on the sciatic nerve thereby reducing the intense pain many complain of.  What a herniated disk machine does is basically elongate or extend the spine just enough to allow a herniated or bulging disk to reset itself into place.  

Obviously a herniated disk machine has its limitations and should not be considered the only option in treating a condition like sciatica.  The first step in treating sciatica is to locate the area that is causing the pressure on the sciatic nerve.  Once properly diagnosed, treatment can begin. Most treatments involve massage and physical therapy.  Many physicians however, have found that once the herniated disk is the in the retraction stage, a herniated disk machine can speed up the time it takes for that disk to reset.  By decompressing the spine, a herniated disk machine allows the disk to reset itself back into place. 

Many patients will feel immediate relief to sciatic symptoms after using a herniated disk machine.  Most of these symptoms however, will return over time if the use of a herniated disk machine is the only form of therapy that a patient receives.  Hot and cold therapy along with extensive physical and massage therapy will help to prevent and aid in the recovery of a herniated disk.  Muscle spasms are usually the cause of a herniated disk and so it is important to treat the muscle spasm as well which is where massage therapy comes into play.  After a patient is in the recovery stage, physicians will often recommend light physical therapy as a means of further increasing the strength of back muscles to prevent further damage to spinal disks.  A herniated disk machine can go a long way to helping treat and prevent back pain.

More Herniated Disk Resources:

About.com: A herniated disc is a common back condition that leads to irritation of spinal nerves and can cause back and leg pain...

Family Doctor: Herniated Disk: What It Is and What You Can Do...

North American Spine Society:  While a disc herniation may sound serious, most people recover and return to their normal lifestyle within several weeks or months without having surgery...