Back pain is one of the most common health problems in the United States, bringing millions of people to doctors and chiropractors each year. There are many causes of back pain, such as emotional stress, poor posture, bad shoes, inappropriate walking habits, improper lifting, slouching and sleeping on soft mattresses. Back pain can also be caused by car accidents, sports injuries, slips/falls, fractures, arthritis, rheumatism, bone disease, herniated discs, kidney/bladder problems, pelvic disorders and the spinal degradation associated with old age. There are many methods of treating back pain as well, ranging from surgery to chiropractic alignments to massage to physical therapy to spinal decompression.

The choice of back pain treatment often depends on the cause of the pain. Spinal decompression has often been used for treating back pain, particularly low back pain, caused by bulging, herniated or degenerative discs, and facet syndrome. It has also been used for post-surgical patients and people suffering from stenosis, which is a narrowing of the spinal canal. The latest and most innovative form of spinal decompression is known Vertebral Axial Decompression, or Vax-D. This method has been shown to be effective for 86 percent of the patients who have received it.

Vax-D does not require any surgery and helps patients live free of back pain without having to take addictive and potentially dangerous medications. Vax-D treatments are fully automated, yet they are also specifically designed for each individual patient. Trained staff members in chiropractic or physical therapy offices control a computerized system that decompresses by minutely adjusting the pull, hold and release. This series of actions, which includes a decompression phase, retraction phase and a rest phase, is repeated up to fifteen times over a period of up to 45 minutes. The treatment does not cause pain and does not require time off to recover.

Vertebral Axial Decompression must be repeated several times to be effective for treating back pain. At most, a patient might have to return to the office 25 times before they achieve success. VAX-D has been shown to be greatly effective for repairing damage, regenerating new tissue, relieving pain and returning patients to their normal activities with virtually no risk or side effects.