Anyone has any Valid info about the DRX9000C Cervical Decompression Machine ?

eric · #1 (**permalink**) 11-15-2008, 07:40 AM

Anyone has any Valid info about the DRX9000C Cervical Decompression Machine ?

I have three herniated discs at the very upper levels and not sure if I should give it a shot, a local chiropractor has one and he wants to throw me on the machine...

Can it make things worse since all three have tears in them already ?

What to do ???

dshobbies · #2 (**permalink**) 11-15-2008, 06:47 PM

I have no knowledge about that specific machine but on a whole, I would stay away from them. I've seen their ads but... If they did what they claim, word of mouth would have spread rapidly.

If you do decide to go for it, be careful. These machines can do more harm too.

kapona · #3 (**permalink**) 11-20-2008, 11:40 AM

Doctor precribed Epodural for two herniated disc but also heard about DRX900C please advise if any one gets infomation before I get Epodural.
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mmglobal · #4 (**permalink**) 11-20-2008, 06:20 PM

I've had one client (out of hundreds) who felt that she got long-term relief from traction therapy. I believe that it can be helpful. I think that the meaningful help would be for people who start it BEFORE the degeneration is too severe. I think it may be beneficial for many of is, but will be unlikely to stave off the coming problems for most of us with serious structural issues.

The benefits of many of the conservative treatments is that it gives us something to do, think about, and be hopeful for; while we heal on our own. I'd venture a guess that most who benefitted from traction therapy would have improved anyway???

I don't think it will hurt (most of us). Some of these places are pretty unscrupulous, as evidenced by their advertising that claims it's the be all, end all cure for everything.... then the insistance that "you are a tough case, you may need 40 treatments instead of 20".

Mark