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Decompression: A treatment for low back pain

October 16, 2008 By the advertisers , Information supplied by the advertisers

Decompression therapy is being widely promoted as an alternative to back surgery for patients suffering from low back pain. Unlike back surgery, decompression therapy can target specific lumbar disc levels with specific amounts of force related to each patient.

Recent clinical research has shown that 86 percent of chronic back pain patients suffering from herniated or bulging discs, facet...

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