In my professional experience, most doctors looking to purchase a decompression table fall into two categories:
1) The best therapeutic table for the money or
2) The fanciest-looking table to impress your clients.
"My back hurts, Doc." This is one of the most common complaints heard by family doctors. Approximately 25–60% of patients who experience low-back pain (LBP) will report recurrence of pain, many within as little as one year.¹ LBP is the most common cause of work disability in the US.² Many patients on disability for in excess of six months will not return to work, and that number decreases to near zero after two years.³ LBP is also the most expensive reason for work disability in the US.² It has been estimated that 2% of the work force in the US will be compensated for back injuries yearly.³
In my experience, most doctors looking for a decompression table fall into two categories:
Not every chiropractic practice has a decompression table. The big question is: Why? Over the past decade, decompression tables have grown increasingly affordable (from $150K to about $10 to $15K), and the technique itself is growing in popularity.
How effective is spinal decompression? Patients continue to report a number of positive results related to back and neck pain related to pressure in the discs and vertebrae of the spine. Spine-Health.com recently interviewed two chiropractors—one from the East coast and one on the West coast—to share their real-world experiences of what to expect from this treatment.
The main goal with any practice or business is to help your customers or patients to the best of your ability and to do things in your practice that help your business grow and sustain its viability.
A thought-provoking question: in an ideal world wouldn’t it be nice to pull our trusty magic wand from our pocket, wave it at the problem and have the issue magically disappear? Nice idea, but….
