What is the difference between decompression and conventional traction?
Studies verify that spinal decompression demonstrates a significant reduction of intradiscal pressures into the negative range. Conventional traction has never demonstrated a reduction of intradiscal pressure to negative ranges; on the contrary – many traction devices actually increased intradiscal pressure, most likely due to reflex muscle spasm. The Decompression Table is designed to apply distraction tension to the patients lumbar spine without eliciting reflex paravertebral muscle contractions.
