The Effects of Vertebral Axial Decompression On Sensory Nerve Dysfunction in Patients with Low back Pain and Radiculopathy - Back Pain Research

The Effects of Vertebral Axial Decompression On Sensory Nerve Dysfunction in Patients with Low back Pain and Radiculopathy
January 1999
Frank Tilaro, M.D. Dennis Miskovich, M.D
Canadian Journal of Clinical Medicine Vol 6, No 1

ABSTRACT
Effective non-surgical decompression of the nerve root has not been available to this date. The vertebral axial decompression (VAX-D) therapeutic table has demonstrated an ability to significantly reduce intradiscal pressure to a negative 150mmHg., allowing for disc decompression. The purpose of this study was to determine if VAX-D therapy could externally decompress the nerve root. Patients with radiculopathy and abnormal sensory function determined by the Current Perception Threshold (CPT) Neurometer who had received VAX-D therapy were retrospectively studied. CPT readings on 22 peripheral nerves were taken before and after VAX-D therapy.

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