DRX9000 ®
World’s Most Advanced
Spinal Decompression System
– The Gold Standard in Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression.
·Studies showing 85% to 90% success rate.
– 22 clinical studies (most in industry) with 15 in peer reviewed
publications (most in industry) at multiple major research centers
including Mayo Clinic, Stanford University, John Hopkins University,
Georgetown University and Duke University.
What is the DRX9000® and how does it help?
The DRX9000® is a non-surgical spinal decompression system designed to treat disc compression injuries. The theories which started the development of the DRX9000® stems from observations of changes in astronaut’s spines upon returning from space travel. The weightlessness from space travel minimized spinal compression, leading to observations of significantly increased spinal disc height upon returning to earth.
The DRX9000® applies decompression forces along a treatment curve to elongate the spine. The DRX9000® utilizes high-speed computers to calculate the amount of spinal decompression tolerable for each patient during the session. This minimizes the recruitment of muscles instinctively guarding the injured area which decreases decompression efficiency. The DRX9000® uses a motor/amplifier feedback system where the motor applies the forces while the amplifier checks (several thousand times per second) and adjusts the motor’s applied pressures. Additional measurement devices inside the DRX9000® monitor the changes in the total decompressive forces applied to the patient. All this data is fed back into the main treatment computer, ensuring that the treated patient receives the correct amount of decompression for that therapy session. Yes, each session will likely have a different therapy curve.
What Can I Expect During the Course of Treatment?
Each therapy session will last between 30-45 minutes. Setup requires strapping the patient into the system while the table places them into a horizontal position. The system will then apply the decompressive forces in intervals tolerable to the treated patient. As patients show progress, the amount of load applied to the spine may increase on follow-up visits allowing a greater level of decompression to be applied to the injured disc. Treatment course for DRX therapy typically extends 20 sessions with improvements expected within the first 10 sessions.
Who will we be recommending DRX therapy for?
Initially, we will be recommending DRX therapy for severe disc/facet injuries, particularly for patients who may have experienced failure with other forms of medical care. We recommend patients with a longer history of lower back injuries to bring in imaging studies to their first visit. MRI studies in particular are useful as the DRX9000® can target different levels of the spine depending on the injury location.
How long does it take to see results after non-surgical spinal decompression DRX9000® treatment?
During your first few sessions, most patients begin to feel relief from the chronic pain as pressure on your compressed nerve will be relieved as your spine is in the decompressed state. After your treatments you may feel initial sourness in your back as muscles are stretched that normally are not; we highly recommend the DRX9000® brace with the hot/cold gel insert to be used during the entire treatment period.
How much Time does it take to complete DRX9000® treatment?
Typically, the sessions are just under 30 minutes; 20 DRX9000® treatments sessions are recommended, although in some cases it may require more. Treatment is broken into 5 times per week for the first two weeks, three times per week for weeks three and four and twice a week for the remaining two. Some DRX9000® providers schedule patients five times per week for four weeks or four times per week for five weeks.
Is non-surgical spinal decompression DRX9000® treatment successful?
In published clinical studies nearly 9 out of 10 patients benefit from the DRX9000® machine treatment; in one particular published study conducted by medical doctors associated with the University of California, Stanford, Johns Hopkins and Georgetown the DRX9000® spinal decompression helped in reducing back pain with a correlated increase in disc height.
What are the contraindications for the DRX9000® or criteria that determine who is not a candidate for DRX9000® true non-surgical spinal decompression therapy?
Pregnancy
Prior Lumbar Fusion
Metastatic Cancer
Severe Osteoporosis
Spondylolistheses (unstable)
Compression fracture of the lumbar spine below L-1 (recent)
Pars Defect
Pathologic Aortic Aneurysm
Pelvic or abdominal cancer
Disc space infections
Severe peripheral neuropathy
Hemiplegia, paraplegia, or cognitive dysfunction