So what is spinal decompression and what does this mean for you as a supplier of long-term medical equipment?
This is a great question. Wikipedia defines spinal decompression as “relieving pressure on one or several pinched nerves (nerve damage) of the spine.”
There are two ways to treat neural lesions, surgery and non-surgical operations. There are two common surgical procedures called microdedectomy and laminin (also known as open decompression). During microdissectomy, the herniation of the intervertebral part of the disk is removed with a surgical knife or laser under the microscope guide. Laminiontomy is more invasive and involves the removal of a small portion of the arch of the vertebrae.
For most sufferers of back pain, a non-surgical approach is, in any case, the preferred choice of treatment.
One of the most effective non-surgical solutions for development in the past decade has been computerized mechanical decompression, commonly found in the chiropractic office. Computerized mechanical decompression is similar to the more traditional decompression tables, only decompression is applied through the onboard computer, which controls the force and angle of distraction of the disc, which reduces the body's natural tendency to resist external force and / or generate muscle spasm.
As a compliment to this treatment, or even instead of treating a chiropractor or doctor, you can prescribe the use of a unique spinal cord designed to simulate and / or continue the decompression effect achieved during spinal decompression therapy. This type of brace is called a decompression brace, and the sale of these braces is where suppliers of durable medical equipment can really come.
If you have been in the long-term medical equipment industry for a long time, you know exactly about the hundreds of backs or spinal braces on the market. But which of these braces provides detailed decompression?
The answer is complicated because, since the unintended, but positive side affects, almost all curly braces May give some decompression. But when it comes to traditional spinal fixation, decompression is not the main intention. Traditional braces work by rigid fixation to prevent movement in the affected area. Their main goal is immobilization. However, when the intestinal cavity contracts and the internal organs are forced to move forward, thereby pressing on the upper torso, a small lumbar decompression may occur. According to supporters of traditional fixation, this “compression” of the intestinal cavity provides sufficient spinal decompression.
However, there is another option. A new brace on the market, specifically designed to create decompression, is quickly gaining recognition and popularity. It works by expanding vertically after it is on the patient. It has internal vertical chambers of airbags, which the user inflates through a hand-held air pump. As it swells, the staple grows vertically, rather than shrinking inward. He lies under the rib cage, pushing up and down to the pelvic girdle, pushing down. As a result, “stretching” provides spinal decompression and creates an environment in which a hernia of intervertebral or bulging discs can be distracted into the cavity between the two.
The centers of the discs consist of a jelly-like substance enclosed in a rigid fibrous shell of the outer shell. A herniated disc is one in which the jelly-like substance is overloaded through the fibrous skin due to injury or degenerative disease of the disc. In most cases, this eruption can push or pinch a nerve in the spine and cause severe pain. When proper spinal decompression is achieved and weight forces are removed from the lumbar region, a distraction force is created, and the gelatinous material of the disk returns to its natural shape and position in the vertebrae, absorbs the fluid of the disk that it lost when it was compressed, and over time it has the ability heal yourself
A proper understanding of spinal decompression and the available means, especially how spinal fixation works, can mean big profits for you as a reliable supplier of medical equipment.
