There are many causes of back pain, such as poor posture, sports injuries and emotional stress, but the people who suffer from this pain are typically more concerned with what they can do to fix it rather than how they got there. In most cases, however, it has been shown that back pain is the result of long-term habits that eventually result in an acute attack. People also experience back pain as a result of arthritis, rheumatism, bone disease, a herniated disc, or an abnormal curvature of the spine. Kidney and bladder problems or female pelvic disorders may also produce backache. When the pain starts, individuals should try to get to a physical therapy clinic or chiropractor as soon as possible.



There are many new and exciting treatments for back pain that have emerged in recent years. A physical therapy clinic can provide patients with many of the latest treatments for sports injuries, for example, which include simple exercises such as Pilates and low weight routines. Another method that chiropractors and therapists around the country are embracing is Vertebral Axial Decompression, or VaxD, which is a new type of spinal decompression introduced in the early 1990s.

Vertebral Axial Decompression has been gaining more notoriety in recent years, as numerous studies have been done on the success of this treatment method. It has been found that VaxD is successful in 86 percent of cases, and since the procedures are virtually painless and do not cause complications, there is little to no risk. Vertebral Axial Decompression treatments are fully automated and specifically designed for each individual patient by minutely adjusting the pull, hold and release series that are repeated up to fifteen times over a 15 to 45 minute time period.

Vertebral Axial Decompression facilitates the body to repair damage, regenerate new tissue, attain relief from back pain, and thus, return patients to their normal activities. This is what patients are looking for, and this new treatment has proven to be very promising.