If you’re like many people living with neck pain, back pain, pinched nerves or sciatic leg pain, you have gone online in search of alternative (to surgery) treatment methods. And like with most, your search has uncovered frequent mention of a method known as Y-strap adjustment. Professionally known as Y-axis traction strap adjustment, this innovative practice has quickly become a primary spinal decompression tool.
Spinal decompression is a form of therapy that safely and effectively treats the aforementioned neck pain, back pain, pinched nerves, sciatic leg pain, headaches, and more. Traditionally, spinal decompression is a hands-on therapy, but over the last half-decade the Y-strap has been employed in chiropractic clinics to great success. Similar to the hands-on alternative, the Y-strap works to decompress the vertebrae by gently stretching the spine. In general terms, the process can be described as such:
- The lowest part of the Y-strap is comfortably secured around the back of your head at the base of the skull.
- The strap is then cinched in the center, creating a Y-shape at the upper portion of the strap that leads into the handgrip.
- Your chiropractor then grabs the handgrip with both hands and positions the strap up and away from your body.
- Your chiropractor then gently but firmly pulls away from your body to decompress the spine.
In some cases your chiropractor may employ a small tug to further decompress the vertebrae and may also use small side-to-side motions to increase mobility of your spine.
For added insight into what you can expect for our Y-strap adjustment chiropractor (Dr. Caolan Teasdale) here in our Burnaby BC clinic, please check out the video below from our Instagram:
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