Treatment of 94 Outpatients With Chronic Discogenic Low Back Pain with the DRX9000: A Retrospective Chart Review

Abstract

Background: This study's goal was a retrospective chart audit of 100 outpatients with discogenic low back pain (LBP) lasting more than 12 weeks treated with a 2-month course of motorized spinal decompression via the DRX9000 (Axiom Worldwide, Tampa, FL, U.S.A.). Methods: Patients at a convenience sample of four clinics received 30-minute DRX9000 sessions daily for the first 2 weeks tapering to 1 session/week. Treatment protocol included lumbar stretching, myofascial release, or heat prior to treatment, with ice and/or muscle stimulation afterwards. Primary outcome was verbal numerical pain intensity rating (NRS) 0 to 10 before and after the 8-week treatment. Results: Of the 100 initial subjects, three withdrew their protected health information, and three were excluded

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A Multimodal Treatment Approach using Spinal Decompression via SpineMED, Flexion-Distraction Mobilization of the Cervical Spine, and Cervical Stabilization Exercises for the Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy

“…These findings correlate well with those of Beattie et al 41) and Macario et al 42) as well as Gose et al 43) who reported significant improvements in VAS and/ or a disability scale for patients with discogenic low back pain (LBP) after being managed with spinal decompression therapy in combination with other treatment modalities such as heat, cold, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. However, their study subjects were patients with discogenic LBP, not cervical radiculopathy, and the present study used a multimodal treatment approach as the intervention instead of a single specific treatment for the management of herniated disc.…”

No effect of traction in patients with low back pain: a single centre, single blind, randomized controlled trial of Intervertebral Differential Dynamics Therapy®

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