Learn about Spinal Stretch and the root causes of back pain

The Gravity of the Situation

When it comes to low back pain, precious few people understand the gravity of the situation.

There are many causes of back pain but the most common one is none other than the Earth's gravity. In fact, every waking moment of your life, gravity is compressing your spine, particularly the sponge-like tissues known as spinal discs.

The only time gravity relaxes its grip is when you sleep at night. This approximate eight-hour period gives your horizontal spine the time to 'unload' and allow your thirsty discs to reclaim moisture that was squeezed out during a long day of standing and sitting.

After decades of waging this daily battle gravity usually wins the war, leaving your discs thin, dry and brittle. It also leaves your stature considerably shorter by the time you reach your golden years.

Disc dehydration can also lead to a wide range of painful ailments including sciatica, stenosis, muscle spasms, degenerative disc disease, pinched nerve roots, herniated disc, facet syndrome (vertebrae jamming) and more. In many cases the cause of the pain is difficult to diagnose – the sufferer just knows that their back hurts. Spinal Stretch uses a therapeutic technique known as spinal decompression to counteract gravity, increase the space between the vertebrae, and bring relief to the lumbar region.

Among the first researchers to recognize the beneficial effects of spinal decompression was Charles Burton, MD, a renowned spine surgeon and former Chairman of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Panel on Neurological Devices.

On his respected website burtonreport.com Dr Burton writes,

"Intermittently decompressing the spine increases the flow of water and nutrients into the discs, reverses the degenerative process and begins to reverse disc protrusion and progressive scoliosis."

The Spinal Stretch was created to provide the therapy Dr. Burton is writing about above - safe and effective 'spinal decompression' which can rehydrate the discs and relieves low back pain.

Spinal Stretch provides a pulling force equal to that recommended by Dr. Burton. And the optional chest belt increases the pull by an additional 20%, which many users feel enhances their therapeutic benefits.

The late William Kirkaldy-Willis, M.D. editor of the landmark textbook Managing Low Back Pain, is credited with discovering the Degenerative Cascade, which offered the first comprehensive explanation of how the lumbar spine breaks down. Dr. Kirkaldy-Willis wrote:

"The cumulative effect of prolonged sitting can lead to dehydration and degeneration of the disc. Recent information suggests that if the normal lumbar spine is not unloaded at least once a day, cumulative and irreversible injury to the cell matrix takes place."

This is the effect gravity has on the body. Whether you are sitting in a chair at your office, behind the wheel of your car or sitting at home, your discs dehydrate. Spinal Stretch will unload your lumbar spine and can help prevent future injury.

In a society where over 30% of people currently suffer from back pain, and over 80% will experience such pain in the future, the potential significance of a device such as Spinal Stretch cannot be overestimated.