Spinal Decompression West Des Moines IA

To understand why you might need spinal decompression therapy, it's important to build an image of how intervertebral discs function. There are 23 discs in a human spine, each acting as a shock absorber between neighboring vertebrae (back bones). With each step, these amazing structures absorb the impact and typically return to their normal form once the stress is relieved. Take a minute to think about the amount of force and impact these simple structures experience over a lifetime. Even as you sit in a chair reading this article, they are fighting the force of gravity on your body.

Over time, these discs begin to lose their fluids and as a result their elastic West Des Moines IA. In addition to less fluid, discs become damaged throughout life (usually small micro traumas that add up over the years). As this occurs, discs fail to function properly and the surrounding structures (such as nerves) experience the stress that the discs would have typically dissipated. If not corrected, this damage can have a dramatic effect on a person's health.