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3460 Old Washington Rd.

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Waldorf, MD 20602

 

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Frequently Asked Questions...

 

 

What is IDD Therapy Treatment?

Are prescription drugs involved?

How does therapy work?

Have There Been Clinical Trials And Studies Conducted On IDD Therapy® And The SPINA System™?

Is the SPINA System Cleared By The FDA?

Who can benefit from using Spina System™ equipment?

What conditions can be treated with IDD Therapy® treatment?

Is the Spina System™ treatment used after spinal surgery or contra-indicated?

What conditions are contra-indicated for decompression therapy?

What is the difference between The Spina System™ and traction?

What Medical Practitioners apply this treatment?

 

 

What is IDD Therapy® treatment?

IDD Therapy® treatment stands for Intervertebral Differential Dynamics Therapy, a non-surgical medical protocol for the effective treatment of painful back syndromes. Developed by a broad spectrum of specialists in the field, the treatment method has evolved into a comprehensive disc therapy approach capable of reducing a herniation with up to 94% success rates. Thousands of back pain patients have been successfully treated using this protocol.

A significant component of this medical regimen incorporates the use of advanced intervertebral decompression equipment. IDD Therapy® treatment must be performed on an IDD Therapy® factory labeled machine.

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are prescription drugs involved?

Prescription drugs are not a mainstay of this treatment, although some IDD Therapy® providers do use pharmacology to manage their back patients’ initial pain syndrome.

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How does this therapy work?

The primary component of IDD Therapy® treatment is the utilization of a patented intervertebral computer-directed spinal-rehabilitation device referred to as the Accu-SPINA™ system.

IDD Therapy® treatment utilizes the application of distraction forces to spinal structures in a precise and graduated manner. Distraction is offset by cycles of partial relaxation. This technique of decompression may prevent muscle spasm and patient guarding during treatment as pressure within the disc is reduced from +25 mmHg to -150 mmHg*. Negative pressure within the disc is maintained throughout the treatment session.

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Have There Been Clinical Trials And Studies Conducted On IDD Therapy® And The SPINA System™?

Several clinical studies and practice case studies have been published. Click to view a few resources.

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Is the SPINA System Cleared By The FDA?

Yes. The SPINA System is not only cleared to provide treatment for relief from pain and disability for those patients suffering with low back pain, but it is also cleared to provide treatment for relief from neck pain associated with herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, and posterior facet syndrome. The SPINA System ™ has received two (2) FDA clearances as a Class II Medical Device: One is for providing decompression to the lower lumbar portion of the back and the other is for providing decompression to the cervical portion of the back.

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Who can benefit from using Spina System™ equipment?

The following would be inclusion criteria for the SPINA System units: (1) Pain due to herniated and bulging lumbar discs that is more than four weeks old; (2) Recurrent pain from a failed back surgery that is more than six months old; (3) Persistent pain from degenerated discs not responding to four weeks of therapy; (4) Patients available for four weeks of treatment protocol; and (5) Patient at least 18 years of age.

These indications are ideal candidates for enrollment into the Spina program and have the potential of achieving quality outcomes in the treatment of their back pain: (1) Nerve Compression; (2) Lumbar Disorders; (3) Lumbar Strains; (4) Sciatic Neuralgia; (5) Herniated Discs; (6) Injury of the Lumbar Nerve Root; (7) Degenerative Discs; (8) Spinal Arthritis; (9) Low Back Pain w/ or w/o Sciatica; (10) Degenerative Joint Disease; (11) Myofascial Pain Syndrome; (12) Disuse Atrophy; (13) Lumbar Instability; (14) Acute Low Back Pain; and (15) Post-Surgical Low Back Pain.

Lastly, the SPINA System should be utilized with patients with low back pain, with or without radiculopathy who have failed conventional therapy (physiotherapy and chiropractic) and who are considering surgery. Surgery should only be considered following a reasonable trial of the Spina System IDD Therapy® protocols.

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What conditions can be treated with IDD Therapy® treatment?

IDD Therapy® treatment has been extremely effective in treating bulging or herniated discs, sciatica, degenerative disc disease, posterior facet syndrome, and chronic back pain.

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Is the Spina System™ treatment used after spinal surgery or contra-indicated?

The application of the SPINA System™ at some point following spinal surgery is NOT CONTRA-INDICATED. It has been used as a follow-up therapy for patients that continue to complain of post-surgical back pain. This “dual approach” seems to offer an advantage especially in those patients that have more than one level of herniation in which only the major segment was excised.
 

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What conditions are contra-indicated for decompression therapy?

Although IDD Therapy® on The Spina System™ is an inherently safe procedure that can be used, without complications, for a wide variety of anatomically dysfunctions of the lumbar spine, which are commonly associated with back pain, patients with the following conditions should not be treated with decompression therapy:

Severe Osteoporosis
Vertebral Fractures
Spondylolisthesis (Grade 2 or higher)
Spondylolysis
Unstable Post Surgical Conditions
Any kind of surgical hardware
 

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What is the difference between The Spina System™ and traction?

Traction disperses the energy of weights between the majority of spinal segments thus reducing the actual amount of pull necessary to create negative pressure. Following IDD Therapy® protocol, the SPINA System™ isolates the specific problem disc by its unique air bladder system and angle of pull. Traction does not create high negative intradiscal pressure like the SPINA System™. Distraction is done on a logarithmic rate eliminating a proprioceptor response commonly found in traction. The SPINA System™ also focuses on overcoming intrinsic muscle
responses of the spine by relaxing the patient.

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What Medical Practitioners apply this treatment?

Neurologists, neurosurgeons, orthopedists, orthopedic surgeons, rhuematologists, internists, family practitioners, chiropractors, and multidisciplinary practices all use our treatment. Hundreds of doctors throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, and South America are relieving back pain utilizing the SPINA System™.

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