Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression in St. Peter, MN
If you are dealing with a severe disc injury, radiating nerve pain, or chronic low back stiffness, everyday movements can feel impossible. When conservative care isn’t quite enough, you don’t have to face spinal surgery or rely on temporary pain pills to get through the day.
At Rising Sun Chiropractic + Weight Loss, we offer advanced, non-surgical spinal decompression therapy in St. Peter, MN using the state-of-the-art Back on Trac system. This gentle, targeted treatment works by creating a precise distraction force, generating a negative pressure (or vacuum effect) inside your spinal discs. This vacuum helps gently draw bulging or herniated disc material back into place, taking the direct pressure off pinched nerves and allowing oxygen, water, and healing nutrients to flood back into the joint.
Because severe disc issues are heavily tied to structural alignment, we combine this advanced decompression technology with specialized chiropractic care to ensure your spine heals symmetrically and stays stable long-term.
We routinely utilize decompression therapy to help patients find lasting relief from:
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Lumbar disc bulges and herniations
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Chronic sciatica and radiating leg pain
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Degenerative joint disease and spinal stenosis
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Severe lower back stiffness and muscle spasms
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Chronic pain from stable compression fractures
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Reconditioning after previous back injuries
How Decompression Helps
- Sciatica & Nerve Pain: Calms intense, shooting leg pain, numbness, or tingling by taking direct pressure off the sciatic nerve root.
- Herniated & Bulging Discs: Creates a localized vacuum effect that gently encourages displaced disc material to move away from nerves.
- Spinal Stenosis: Safely opens up narrowed spinal channels to restore joint space, reduce friction, and improve daily mobility.
- Degenerative Joint Disease: Gently stretches arthritic spinal joints to clear out stiffness and restore lost fluid.
Conditions We Treat
- Chronic Low Back Stiffness: Breaks up stubborn joint restrictions and deep muscle spasms that haven’t responded to stretching.
- Disc Herniations, Bulges, Fissures and Injuries: Floods damaged, poorly vascularized spinal tissue with the fresh oxygen and nutrients needed to heal.
- Spondylolisthesis Support: Safely decompresses surrounding joints to reduce mechanical stress on minor spinal misalignments.
- Stable Compression Fractures: Offers gentle mechanical reconditioning for long-standing, fully healed structural back pain.
We go the extra mile for your health
For more than a decade, Rising Sun Chiropractic has worked to be your St. Peter disc injury specialist, combining chiropractic and physical therapy techniques with powerful treatment options.
Conservative chiropractic care proved very helpful in many cases, yet there have been some cases when surgery seemed to be the only other option…until now.
Today, you don’t have to live with that pain anymore. Thanks to the concerted efforts of a team of top physicians and medical engineers, Spinal Decompression Therapy was developed to effectively treat lower back pain and sciatica resulting from herniated or degenerated discs. Spinal Decompression Therapy not only significantly reduces back pain in many patients, but also enables the majority of patients to return to more active lifestyles.
What are spinal decompression therapy treatments like?
What a Decompression Session Feels Like
Your comfort is our absolute priority, especially when you are dealing with severe neck, back, or nerve pain. Every decompression session using the state-of-the-art Back on Trac system is completely safe, non-invasive, and deeply relaxing.
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Getting Settled: You will remain fully clothed and start by comfortably sitting in the chair.
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For Lower Back Care: Your arms rest over soft, supportive cushions, and your knees rest over a dedicated leg bolster to immediately take pressure off your lower spine.
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For Neck Care: Your head rests comfortably in a specialized, supportive cervical cradle designed to gently stabilize your neck without any uncomfortable chin straps or harsh pulling.
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The Treatment: Once your session begins, the chair slowly and gently transitions to a flat position and begins to apply a highly precise, computer-controlled distraction force tailored specifically to your injury.
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The Sensation: Rather than a harsh, sudden pull, you will notice a slow, rhythmic lengthening of your spine as your discs are gradually relieved of pressure. Most of our patients find the process so relieving that they routinely rest or even catch up on sleep during care.
Your hands-on treatment lasts between 8 to 12 minutes per session. While patients with acutely inflamed discs might feel a tiny bit of mild adaptation soreness during their first few appointments, this quickly subsides as the joints begin to mobilize and heal.
How does decompression therapy work for low back pain?
Advanced Cervical Decompression for Neck & Arm Pain
Chronic neck tension, severe headaches, and shooting pain or numbness down your arms are frequently caused by compressed cervical discs and pinched nerve roots. By adding specialized cervical decompression to our state-of-the-art Back on Trac system, we can safely isolate and relieve pressure in the upper spine.
We routinely use cervical decompression to help patients find lasting relief from:
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Cervical Disc Bulges & Herniations: Reversing the localized joint pressure to encourage herniated disc material to back away from raw nerve roots.
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Cervical Radiculopathy: Calming the intense, radiating arm pain, hand numbness, or loss of grip strength caused by a pinched nerve in the neck.
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Chronic Tension Headaches: Gently opening up the tightly compressed joints at the base of the skull to clear out chronic suboccipital tension.
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Severe Neck Stiffness: Restoring your natural ability to look over your shoulders or tilt your head without catching, pinching, or sharp pain.
What are typical treatment protocols?
Treatment Protocols & What to Expect
A typical spinal decompression program consists of 12 to 24 sessions over a 4 to 8 week period, depending on the severity of the disc injury or chronic condition. Because everyone’s spine adapts differently, some patients require a brief, concentrated plan, while long-standing structural issues might need more progressive reconditioning.
Many of our patients report a noticeable decrease in their shooting nerve pain or acute stiffness within their first few visits, with the most dramatic, long-lasting structural stabilization occurring as you complete your full prescribed treatment plan.
How Decompression Differs from Traditional Traction
While traditional traction can provide temporary relief, it often triggers the body’s natural defense mechanism. When an old-school traction machine pulls continuously, your back muscles instinctively tighten up and spasm to protect the spine—blocking the treatment from actually reaching the deeper disc space.
The Back on Trac system completely bypasses this muscle guarding through two distinct advantages:
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Dynamic, Computer-Controlled Cycles: Instead of a constant, static pull, the system uses precise, oscillating cycles that alternate between gentle distraction and relaxation. This convinces your nervous system to stay completely relaxed.
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True Negative Pressure: By keeping your muscles relaxed, the distraction force successfully reaches the inner joint, creating a natural vacuum effect (negative pressure) that gently coaxes bulging disc material away from pinched nerves while pulling in fresh healing fluids.
Ready to Find Lasting Relief?
You don’t have to live with chronic disc pain, sciatica, or severe neck stiffness. Whether your goal is avoiding surgery or simply getting back to your daily routine without pain, our team is here to help you find a long-term solution.