Assessment of Activities of Daily Living in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain Using a Nonoperative Treatment Modality

Assessment of Activities of Daily Living in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain Using a Nonoperative Treatment Modality: A Retrospective Study

The investigators hypothesize that treatment with non-invasive spinal decompression reduces discogenic low back pain (LBP), decreases visual analog pain scale scores, increases activities of daily living and decreases medication use.

Inclusion Criteria:

• at least 18 years of age;
• consented to the physician prescribed protocol;
• presented with discogenic low back pain defined as low back pain for minimum of 12 weeks;
• current CT scan

Exclusion Criteria:

• metastatic cancer;
• previous spinal fusion or placement of stabilization hardware within 6 months;
• instrumentation or artificial discs;
• neurologic motor deficits, bladder, or sexual dysfunction;
• alcohol or drug abuse
• patient's with extremes of height (< 147 cm or > 203 cm) and body weight (> 136 kg).