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Abdominal Wall Pain |  |
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| - Cancer Pain |
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Chest Wall Pain | |
| - Chronic Prostatitis |
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Facial Pain | |
| - Fibromyalgia |
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Headache Pain | |
| - Herniated Disc |
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Hip Pain | |
| - Interstitial Cysytitis |
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Joint Pain | |
| - Lower Back Pain |
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Lumbar Spine Disorders | |
| - Migraine |
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Muscular (Myofascial) Pain | |
| - Neck Pain |
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Painful Peripheral Nerve | |
| - Pelvic Pain |
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Phantom Limb Pain | |
| - Post-Traumatic Pain |
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Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD | |
| - Sciatica |
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Spinal Cord Injury | |
| - Spinal Fusion |
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Trigeminal Neuralgia | |
| - Upper Back Surgery |
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Work Related Injuries |
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You are a candidate
for VAX-D if:
| ˇ | You have chronic
or severe back pain caused by bulging or herniated discs, degenerative disc disease,
sciatica and/or facet syndrome. | | ˇ |
You have been diagnosed with a clinically unstable low back. | | ˇ |
You have failed back surgery syndrome. | | ˇ |
You have been told to consider surgery. | | | |
You
are Not a candidate for VAX-D if:
| ˇ | You are pregnant. |
| ˇ | You have sustained a recent
vertebral fracture. | | ˇ | You
have any retained surgical hardware (titanium rods or fusion cages). |
| ˇ | You suffer from severe osteoporosis. |
| ˇ | You have any rare
conditions such as certain spinal infections and pelvic or abdominal cancer. |
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When can I expect results?
Many
patients report a reduction in pain after their first few VAX-D treatment sessions,
and happily feel they have had all the treatments they need. This is a wonderful
sign that VAX-D is working, but the scientific reality is that the healing process
is not finished! Quitting the treatment regimen early usually results in a relapse
of symptoms, as well as wasted time and money. On the other hand, it may take
several sessions before patients experience a noticeable remission of symptoms.
Why is this? Bulging and herniated disc may need several sessions to fully reposition
themselves depending on your physiology. You can be sure that your spine is responding
to VAX-D's vacuum effect, but results are not always immediate. VAX-D has been
proven effective at eliminating back pain, if given a chance!
VAX-D
works, Given The Chance
Many patients have experienced more than a 50%
reduction in pain after their first treatment! For those suffering from herniated
and degenerated discs, the escaped nucleus pulposus may be partially or completely
retracted back into the disc after just the first session (though usually it takes
longer), relieving a great deal of pain. However, pain reduction does not indicate
full recovery, and a full recovery is essential to preventing reinjury. This may
mean completing as many as 20 to 25 treatment sessions. Some patients require
even more sessions. This may seem like a lot of treatment, but VAX-D is working
with your back as it heals, and that is a process that cannot be rushed. Why is
this?
Much like a scab heals, tears in the disc wall need time to heal.
Just because your pain is gone, does not mean the tears have had time to seal
up, which is crucial to preventing the newly retracted nucleus pulposus from escaping
again, and putting pressure back on the nerves. Completing your course of VAX-D
therapy, as determined by your doctor, according to the severity of your condition,
takes time. Each session prescribed is needed to maintain a fully hydrated and
oxygen-rich environment for the damaged disc. The same principles apply for those
with degenerative disc disease.
Visible progress!
After
as little as nine treatments, the disc wall may have almost completely healed.
However, a small fissure remains. Continuing on with the VAX-D protocol will allow
for an enriched disc environment to speed the body's natural healing mechanism.
The last remaining VAX-D sessions will enable the disc to heal completely.
 | BEFORE
VAX-D
The annulus has torn under pressure, and the
escaped nucleus pulposus presses painfully on the sciatic nerve. Symptoms include
numbness, tingling, and pain. |  | IN
AS LITTLE AS one or tow treatment sessions, the nucleus
pulposus maybe retracted into the disc, taking pressure off nerves, thus dramatically
reducing pain. | | | | | |  | IT'S
WORKING!
Although recovery time does vary, the nucleus
pulposus may be repositioned by the third treatment! Tears in the annulus heal
as nutrients oxygen and blood flow back to the disc. |  | FINISHED!
With
the tears sealed in the disc wall, and a newly revitalized nucleus pulposus, patients
can return to a normal, healthy, active lifestyle, free of pain! |
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All content and images in this page are courtesy of VAX-D - Vertebral Axial Decompression
Therapy *** |
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