13 Reasons You MUST Add Spinal Decompression To Your

Practice TODAY

Advantage #1- Plenty of Patients

• There are 1000’s of patients with disc related injuries in your area

• Studies suggest that up 60% of patients have pain originating from the disc (herniations, sprains, degeneration)

Many Patients Wouldn’t Otherwise Come In

About 40% of prospective decompression patients that will come to see you

• are either already seeing a chiropractor with limited or no results

• Or are not interested in chiropractic because of pre-conceived notions, stories from friends or their medical doctors

Advantage #2- Current Methods Not Working For Disc Related Conditions

• Physical Therapy- often aggravates, 6-12 months to see results• Pills/Shots- temporary, poor long term solution, has side effects• Chiropractic Manipulation- can aggravate and

even cause disc herniations and disc sprains• Surgery- Low success rates, patients don’t want

it, expensive, often patients need more surgeries

Advantage #3- Great For Older Patients

• Safe for patients into their 90’s• Comfortable• Gentle• No exercises – patients wont exercise

but they will lay there and watch TV• Older Patients Have Disposable Income

• More than 10 research studies• 71% to 89% success rates• Rehydrates discs 20% to 40% • Reduces Disc Herniation Size up to 90%In a majority of Patients• Decreases pain levels from 9/10 to a 1/10 on average in 80% of patients • Good long term results

Advantage #4 – Success Rates 71% to 89%

Research Shows Increase in Disc Height- Case ReportManagement of Low-back Pain with a Non-surgical Decompression System (DRX9000™)

Pre- and Post-treatment MRI Measurements Pre-Tx MRI Post-Tx MRI 4 Oct 2007 28 Jan 2008  L5/S1 10.2 mm 11.9 mm L4/L5 3.3 mm 5.1 mm L3/L4 6.4 mm 8.4 mm L2/L3 6.1 mm 8.1 mm

Reduction In Disc Herniation Size – Case Report

Size of Herniated Disc

Pre-Tx MRI Post-Tx MRI 4 Oct 2007 28 Jan 2008

 

L5–S1 2.5 (left) 2.0 (left)

5.1 (centre) 2.2 (centre)

2.5 (right) 1.6 (right)

 

L4–5 4.5 (left) 3.3 (left)

5.1 (centre) 4.1 (centre)

4.8 (right) 3.5 (right)

 

L3–4 5.0 (left) 3.2 (left)

5.9 (centre) 4.1 (centre)

5.2 (right) 5.0 (right)

Mayo Clinic StudyPRESENTED AT : American Academy of Pain Management AAPM 18th Annual Clinical Meeting

• Significant pain relief in 88.9% of patients• Average pain decreased from 6.4 to .8 Out of 10• Required fewer analgesics after treatment• No Safety Issues• No Adverse Effects

Sept 27-30, 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada and New York State

Society of Anesthesiologists - 61st Post Graduate Assembly

in Anesthesiology December 7-11, 2007 | New York, NY

Sept 27-30, 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada and New York State Society of Anesthesiologists - 61st Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology December 7-11, 2007 | New York, NY

More Studies Prove Effectiveness

• Practical Pain Management: Outcome: The treatment leads to satisfactory pain relief and improved quality of life in up to 88% of patients–many of whom have failed "conventional" approaches. (Technology Review: Decompression Therapy. April 2005. Vol. 5, Issue 3. C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD.)

• American Journal of Pain Management: Outcome: The Decompression system gave ''good'' to "excellent" relief in 86% of patients with ruptured discs and 75% of those with facet arthrosis. (Decompression, Reduction, and Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine: A Cost Effective Treatment for Lumbosacral Pain. April 7997. Vol. 7, NO.2. C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD; Vera Borgmeyer, RN, MA).

A Study in The Orthopedic Technology Review (Nov 2003) Showed:

• 219 Patients with Herniated and Degenerated Discs

• 86% Showed Immediate Improvement

• 92% Improved Overall• Only 2% relapsed within 90 Days

“The Most Effective Tool….”

• “I have found Spinal Decompression to be my most effective tool in the treatment of low back pain due to discogenic causes, facet syndrome and failed back surgery syndrome.” 

• Robert Odell, M.D., Anesthesiology, Las Vegas, NV.

Advantage #5 Patients Are Willing to Pay Cash

• Average case fee $2,000-$4,000• Patients can pay up front• No need for insurance paperwork

Advantage #6 100% ROI in Less Than 6 months

• 3 New patients per month• $3,000 monthly marketing• $20,000-$30,000 increased income• 100% return on your investment in

less than 6 months

Advantage #7 If Not You, Then Your Competition

• Patients want results• Patients want them fast• Patients have access to hundredsof clinics and techniques in minutes• Patients will go to your competitors

Advantage #8 Does Not Increase Doctor’s Time

• A technician can do all the work• Unattended therapy• Doesn’t require a lot of space, consumables• Little ongoing expenses

Advantage #9 Gives You a Distinct Marketing Advantage

• Technology• Computerized• Sets you apart from your

competition

Advantage #10 Treat 32 Patients Per Day Per Table

1 Table Treats• 4 patients per hour• 32 patients per day

Some clinics have 10-12 tables

Advantage #11 Saves Doctor’s Hands, Neck & Back

• No “hands on” work• No bending, twisiting, lifting• Table does all the work• Many physical therapists and chiropractors are physically “burned ou

t”• Saves the doctor’s hands, neck, back

and shoulders

Advantage #12 Doubles the Value of Your Clinic

• Eventually you will want to sell• Adds Monthly Income• Provides a non personalitydependant therapy• Personality Practices sell at 50% of non

personality dependant practices• Makes your business more desirable to

purchase

Support to Ensure Best Patient results

• Any doctor can get 50% success• Superior technique improves success

rates by up to 30%• Let us show you everything you need to

know to ensure the absolute best results on your patients.

Technique Examples

• How Much Time (12 min., 20 min., 30 min., 40 min?)

• Force (is less or more better?)• Angle (what angle works best for which

patients?)• When to treat prone, supine, lateral

flexion

Support to Ensure Best Results

All tables come with• 10 hours of video’s on technique, tips, • 350 power point slides• Ongoing phone and email support• Webinars on “newest” techniques,

protocol changes, research etc…

Advantage #13 - 30 Day Warranty

• Parts• Mechanical breakdown coverage• Schedule interruption protection• Toll-free customer service