Nonsurgical treatment for spine and disc problems.

What a treatment visit is like

• It is nonsurgical. No incisions, no injections, no anesthesia.
• You are seated and reclined, not face-down on a table and not in a harness. Most patients describe it as comfortable; some fall asleep.
• The system gently separates the vertebrae to take pressure off the disc and the nerve beside it, then releases, in a controlled cycle.
• Treatment can be directed at the low back or the neck.
• The settings are set for you — the angle, the force and the timing — and adjusted as you respond.
• We decide whether it is appropriate from your condition, your examination and your imaging. It is not for everyone.

The system we use is FDA-cleared. A treatment visit is short; most people are in and out in well under half an hour.

Honest about who it's for

It is not for everyone, and no one can promise you an outcome before examining you. For the right patient it is an effective way to take the load off a painful disc without surgery, and we measure your response rather than assume it. The evaluation is how we find out whether you are that patient.

Alongside the chair

Depending on your condition you may also be given specific movement and positioning instructions, load-management advice for work and sleep, and a graded plan for returning to the activities you have been avoiding. When another kind of care is the right answer — physical therapy, a physician, imaging or a surgical opinion — we say so and help you get there.

Who it is not for

Fractures, tumors, infection, severe osteoporosis, spinal instability, pregnancy in the first trimester, and certain surgical hardware are not appropriate for this treatment. The evaluation is designed to find those.