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Not too long ago, if you had a herniated or bulging disc, you only had two options:
1) Take handfuls of pain pills and learn to live with the pain as it eventually gets worse.
2) Take a chance on spinal surgery that does not have a great success rate and may make you worse.
The fact of the matter was, If you had a herniated or bulging disc, you were stuck between a rock and a hard place. Nothing non-surgical was proven to work and surgery had its obvious and scary drawbacks. Just like the neighborhoods we grew up in as kids have changed, so has medical technology. The only difference is, some of the advancements in medical technology have been good!
In recent years we have seen the emergence of what has been nothing short of a miracle for countless herniated and bulging disc sufferers. When non-surgical spinal decompression and the DRX 9000 first burst on the scene many patients and doctors were extremely skeptical. They asked, “why not traction, isn’t it the same?”
When you have a herniated disc, the outer shell of your spinal disc becomes torn. This allows the gel-like inner material of the disc to leak out and put pressure on the delicate spinal nerves. And in some cases, even the spinal cord itself. Just the weight of gravity pressing down on your spine as you stand and walk around will put pressure and squeeze the inner gel-like substance out even more. Even if the weight of gravity does not make the herniation worse (which it will most likely do over time), it keeps the herniation from going back into the disc where it belongs.
This makes sense if you think about it…Pull or distract the spine, and then the individual spinal bones will separate a little. If the individual spinal bones separate a little, it will create an opportunity for the herniated disc material to go back into place. So, what’s wrong with traction? Good question. Here’s a great answer!
Pass The Ketchup, Please…
If you’ve ever squeezed out some ketchup or mustard. What happens when you stop squeezing the bottle? The bottle goes back to its normal shape. And when that happens, a little bit of the ketchup or mustard at the end of the spout gets sucked back into the bottle. That’s what everyone hoped would happen with traction of the spine. The only problem is, your body and spine are much more complicated than a bottle of ketchup! When traction is applied to your spine, your muscles are pulled and have to stretch before the spinal bones can be separated. Since the area is injured, as soon as your muscles feel the traction forces pulling, they react to protect the injured area. The way they protect an injured area is to SPASM!!! This means they tighten up all at once as hard as a rock! If you have a herniated or bulging disc, you know what spasm is, and it ain’t no picnic. This reaction is definitely NOT what you want to create. It’s what you want to END!
That’s why doctors and patients were so skeptical when the DRX 9000 first came out. Doctors knew traction didn’t get the results from a clinical and scientific view. And patients that had tried it knew, plain and simple, it didn’t get them better and could hurt like heck!
Here’s why the DRX 9000 is so much different than ordinary traction…The DRX 9000 has a state-of-the-art computer system that senses exactly what your body is doing an amazing…17 Times per Second! This is extremely important because as the DRX 9000 begins to s-l-o-w-l-y and gently distract your spine, it knows almost INSTANTLY if your muscles are reacting to the treatment. If they are, the distraction immediately stops, BEFORE YOUR MUSCLES CAN CONTRACT AND GO INTO SPASM!!!!
The computer keeps sensing your body 17 times per second and as soon as your body is relaxed the distraction begins again. This process of cat and mouse continues, each time distracting your spine a teeny, tiny bit. In no time, your spinal bones are distracted and this is where the magic happens! When your spinal bones are distracted properly, a negative pressure is created inside the disc. Think back to that ketchup or mustard squeeze bottle again. The ketchup or mustard was sucked back into the bottle because when you stopped squeezing and the bottle went back to its normal shape…A negative pressure was created!!!
Is this case, the DRX 9000′s distraction of the spinal bones causes a similar negative pressure and the herniated part of your disc is sucked back into place. The entire procedure is painless, all because of this amazing technology and computer system.
Since everything else for herniated discs had failed so miserably, doctors and patients had a hard time believing this “theory” would actually work. That was until clinical trials proved just how well the DRX 9000 actually worked.
THE PROOF: 89% Success Rate…Up To One-Tenth The Cost.
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The #1 Reason For Pain is Pressure!
When a patient is diagnosed with a herniated disc, the surgical treatment for this condition is called a Discectomy. What is a Discectomy? A Discectomy is when the surgeon removes (cuts out) the piece of the disc that is sticking out. We could dig deep and go on and on about the results of this type of surgery and throw out all kinds of statistics on why most people choose this surgery… But that’s not where we are going with this. It’s All About Relief. The only reason to have surgery in the first place is to resolve the problem; to come to a resolution…to have relief from pain!
But, what happens with this type of surgery? Well, most of the time it leaves a hole for more jelly to leak out because it doesn’t seal up on the inside, much like a scab would on the outside. Cutting out that part of the disc is comparable and very much like having a cut on the outside that would require stitches. Unfortunately the disc can’t really be stitched, like skin can. So the cycle starts over. Activity and pressure build up and push that gel back out, resulting in pressure and pain.
A study of this surgery was conducted and considered “groundbreaking.” As we discussed it in our office, it didn’t seem all that earth shattering. The study indicated that after a Discectomy, only 37% of the patients were able to return to ‘work’ long term. With the patients that ‘elected’ to go back in for a second surgery, less than 17% had enough relief to tolerate going back into the work force.
For these poor people who have been suffering with back pain, feeling like surgery was their only option, to be left with pain, medication, and the lack of hope is really tough to swallow. Out of all the patients that come to our office, if I were to make an educated guess, there’s probably 4 out of 5 that say that they’ve been told that they have to live with the pain or have surgery. Most of the time that’s just not true!
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The DRX is different. It promotes true healing to help prevent future relapses.
In order to gain clearance by the FDA, unquestionable proof was shown on impressive before and after MRI studies demonstrating herniated and bulging disc reduction.
The DRX 9000 has had great success with:
• Herniated and bulging lumbar (low back) discs with or without complications
• Herniated and bulging cervical (neck) discs with or without complicates
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Sciatica
• Failed Back Surgery
And even more important — to go along with the DRX 9000′s 89% success rate…there were…NO DOCUMENTED SIDE EFFECTS!
Now here’s something to think about.
Research shows that 80% of most people will have back pain. Studies show that most people who have back pain will still have it 12 months later. The DRX 9000 not only gets rid of the pain associated with herniated and bulging discs, it also helps to repair the damage and it possible to halt or even reverse the so-called “normal” process of aging in your spine called Degenerative Disc Disease.
Your back pain probably will not go away in 12 months. And it very well may get worse.
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Herniation of the disc is defined as an abnormality of the intervertebral disc. This condition is also known as a “slipped,” “ruptured,” or “torn” disc. This occurs when the inner core known as the nucleus pulposus, bulges out through the annulus fibrosis, the outer layer of ligaments that surround the disc. It is the tear in the annulus fibrosis that causes pain in the area of the herniation. The pain may even spread to the area of the body that is served by the spinal nerve (like sciatica) if the protruding disc press on the spinal nerve.
There is a pair of spinal nerves between each vertebra in the spine. They branch off from the spinal cord to a specific area in the body. Any part of the skin that can experience hot and cold, pain or touch refers that sensation to the brain through one of these nerves. As a result, pressure on a spinal nerve from a herniated disc will cause pain in the part of the body that is served by that nerve.
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The most common cause of sciatica in the lumbar spine is herniated discs. The sciatic nerve may become affected as a result of Degenerative Disc Disease which is known to cause disc weakness that can be a precursor to a disc herniation. Lumbar Spinal Stenosis which is a narrowing of one or more neural passageways due to disc degeneration and/or facet arthritis may also be the culprit.
Another possibility is a stress fracture often resulting in Isthmic Spondylolisthesis. When this happens, many times this fracture will usually occur at the 5th lumbar vertebra known as the L5. This is your last lumbar spinal bone just below the top of your hips. Disc space collapse along with the fracture may allow the vertebra to slip forward on the first sacral segment know as the S1. This slippage may cause the L5 nerve root to become pinched as it exits the spine.
A complete evaluation by a medical professional can rule out or confirm the cause of Sciatica and put your on the road to recovery.
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Core Health Systems is the largest DRX9000 practice in both North and South Carolina.
- Clinical skill and experience for over 25 years in the spinal care field.
- Dr. Ginter is known as a Nation-wide leader in the field of Spinal Decompression. Doctors from around the country contact our office for advice from Dr. Ginter in treatment protocols using spinal decompression.
- Other doctors contact Dr. Ginter for treatment of their own backs.
- Our doctors have performed the spinal decompression procedure over 14000 times here in Wake County (and an additional 30-40 times each day!) They know what they’re doing. They’ve seen it all and have helped when no one else has.
- We work with both lumbar and cervical disc decompression.
- We have a full rehabilitation center.
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Name: Joanne J.
Hometown: Fuquay Varina, NC
Occupation: Retired
Actual Decompression Patient at Core Health Systems
“When I first came to Dr. Ginter and his “miracle” machine, the DRX9000, I must admit that I was skeptical that anything could help the pain I’ve been in for many years. An MRI showed that I not only had a bulging and a torn disc, but nearly every disc in my spine was deteriorating. Prior to my visit to Dr. Ginter, I’d been to many doctors throughout the years who didn’t seem to know what to do about me, other than prescribe medications. I was even sent to pain management clinics, which were only temporary fixes and very expensive. When I found out about the DRX9000 I was skeptical and thought that such a machine was probably “snake oil,” but I was desperate and decided to call Dr. Ginter. After the first treatment on the DRX9000, I began to feel relief. After 3 treatments, my husband and I took a long trip out to AZ and NV. I was practically pain free the entire week we were gone. I am feeling like a “normal” person again. I highly recommend the DRX9000 and cannot praise it enough. It is truly a “miracle.”
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Our spinal discs undergo a tremendous amount of stress each day, just from our daily activities. Over time, this stress can lead to a bulging disc (weakening of the disc wall, causing the disc to bulge out and press on surrounding nerves, often causing pain) or a herniated disc (a tearing of the disc wall where a portion of the inner jelly-like center of the disc to leak out, impinging on nerves, causing pain, tingling, numbness, muscle weakness and/or sciatica).
90% of herniated discs occur in the lowest two levels of the low back. The nerves in those lowest two levels go down the legs and the feet. Often, patients with herniations and even disc bulges in these two lowest levels, will also experience symptoms in the legs and feet as well.
Just as our everyday activities cause stress on the spine, often times when people are injured or just not physically fit, they tend to underutilize their spine in normal everyday activities. Without proper movement, the spine can degenerate, causing back or neck pain and a weakening of the discs as well.
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