For many patients suffering from a wide variety of ailments, stretching out the spine can deliver lasting pain relief and may encourage better functioning of your nerves and central nervous system. If the spine becomes compressed, it can put undue pressure on nerves, muscles, and other tissues. This can result in chronic pain and numbness not just in the back, but also back of the head, shoulders, legs, and elsewhere. With flexion distraction in Kalamazoo, MI, you may be able to find lasting relief. Dr. Keith Messamore at Messamore Family Chiropractic has used flexion distraction to help countless patients.
How Flexion Distraction Works
If you decide to use flexion distraction to address your aches and pains, you’ll be placed on a specialized table (sometimes referred to as a Hill Table) made up of two panels. You’ll be strapped in, and then one of the table’s panels will move back and forth, moving parts of your back and spine in gentle motions that will slowly stretch out the spine.
While this occurs, Dr. Messamore may opt to apply chiropractic adjustments or otherwise manipulate your spine and other tissues. This can be used to reinforce the work put in by the table itself, helping your spine stretch out and decompress. All the while, you can provide feedback and modifications to treatment can be made.
Crucially, the stretching can relieve tension in the spine and back, relieving tension not just in the muscles in your back, but also the discs in your spine. The discs are soft cushions found between vertebrae. If they come under too much pressure, it can create pain, and increase the risk of specific injuries, like herniated or slipped discs.
Relieving tension can reduce pressure on not just the discs and muscles in your back, but also the nerves. The nerves in your back connect to various regions of your body. Problems with the nerves in your back can produce conditions that impact other parts of your body. Sciatica, for example, is often rooted in back issues, but exhibits itself as pain or numbness in the legs.
Schedule Flexion Distraction Today!
Long hours sitting in the office chair, using a mattress that doesn’t provide enough support, injuries at work or while working around the home, and many other things can put undue pressure on your spine, causing it to become misaligned or tight. The right treatments, including flexion distraction, can stretch out the spine, providing relief.
Get pain relief by visiting your chiropractor. Call 269 978 4325 to reach Messamore Family Chiropractic and Dr. Messamore. He can provide a variety of chiropractic treatments in Kalamazoo, including flexion distraction.
