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You’ve tried heating pads, pills, and hoping it goes away. The pain hasn’t. It’s affecting your job—especially if you’re in healthcare, transportation, or retail like most people working in Bayfront. You can’t bend down to tie your shoes without help, and that 34-minute commute feels unbearable.
Mechanical spinal traction benefits Bayfront residents by creating space between compressed vertebrae. That pressure on your nerves? It starts to lift. The numbness in your leg from sciatica begins to fade. Your neck stops screaming every time you check your blind spot.
This isn’t about masking pain. It’s about addressing what’s causing it—bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis—through controlled decompression that lets your body actually heal. Most patients notice improvement within the first few weeks, and clinical studies show success rates between 71-89% for disc-related conditions.
You’re not looking at months of recovery. You walk out after each session and go back to your day. No anesthesia, no incisions, no physical therapy for six months afterward.
Dr. Paul Roses has been practicing in this area since 1981. He’s not new to Bayfront’s working community—the healthcare workers pulling long shifts, the warehouse employees dealing with repetitive strain, the commuters whose backs take a beating five days a week.
Our approach is straightforward: assess what’s actually wrong using infrared imaging and x-rays when needed, then treat it with advanced spinal decompression technology. No gimmicks. No overselling. Just evidence-based care that’s helped thousands of Hudson County residents avoid surgery.
Our goal isn’t just getting you out of pain. It’s helping your body heal so you stay out of pain—without becoming dependent on medications or facing the risks that come with surgical intervention.
First, you’ll get a proper assessment. Dr. Roses uses baseline imaging to see exactly what’s going on with your spine—not just where it hurts, but why. If you’ve got a herniated disc at L4-L5 or cervical issues from years of forward head posture, we identify that upfront.
Then comes the actual spinal traction. You’ll lie on a specialized table that applies controlled, gentle force to the affected area of your spine. For lumbar traction for sciatica Bayfront patients typically need, this targets your lower back. For cervical traction for neck pain Bayfront residents experience from commuting and desk work, it focuses on your neck.
The table creates negative pressure inside your discs—something your body can’t do on its own. This pulls herniated or bulging material back toward the center and allows oxygen, water, and nutrients to flow in. Sessions last about 20-30 minutes. Most people find them comfortable enough to relax or even fall asleep.
You’ll likely need multiple sessions over several weeks. That’s not a sales tactic—it’s how decompression works. Your spine didn’t compress overnight, and it won’t decompress in one session. But the treatment is cumulative, and most patients start feeling different within the first handful of visits.
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This isn’t generic “back cracking.” Spinal traction at Roses Chiropractic uses state-of-the-art decompression technology designed specifically for disc-related conditions. You’re getting targeted treatment for herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, sciatica, posterior facet syndrome, and spinal stenosis.
Here’s what matters for Bayfront residents: most insurance companies cover this. You’re not looking at $50,000+ like you would with surgery. And there’s no recovery time—you can go straight back to your shift at the hospital, your route in transportation, or your retail job without missing work.
The treatment also includes proper assessment before you start, so you’re not wasting time or money on something that won’t help your specific condition. Dr. Roses has been doing this since before spinal decompression became mainstream in chiropractic offices. The technology has improved dramatically, but the principle remains the same: create space, reduce pressure, let the body heal.
You’ll also get guidance on maintaining results. Some patients need occasional maintenance sessions. Others find that once their disc heals and the nerve pressure is gone, they’re good to go. It depends on your condition, your job demands, and how your body responds.
Adjustments realign vertebrae that are out of position. Spinal traction decompresses the discs between those vertebrae. They’re different tools for different problems.
If you’ve got a misalignment, an adjustment can fix that in one visit. If you’ve got a herniated disc that’s pressing on a nerve, you need decompression to pull that disc material back and create space. The adjustment won’t do that.
Many patients benefit from both. Dr. Roses will assess what you actually need based on imaging and examination—not just what hurts. Sometimes it’s one or the other. Sometimes it’s both. But they’re not interchangeable treatments.
Most patients see results within 6-8 weeks of consistent treatment, usually 2-3 sessions per week. That’s roughly 12-24 sessions total. But your specific case determines the actual number.
Someone with a minor bulge might need fewer sessions. Someone with severe degeneration or multiple herniated discs might need more. Age, overall health, job demands—these all factor in.
Dr. Roses will give you a realistic timeline after your initial assessment. The research shows 85% of patients report positive outcomes after that 6-8 week mark, so that’s the benchmark. But you’ll likely notice changes before then—less pain, better mobility, easier movement. Those early improvements tell us the treatment is working.
No. Most people find it relaxing. You’re lying on a padded table while controlled traction gently stretches your spine. There’s no sudden movement, no cracking, no force.
You might feel a mild stretching sensation in the area being treated. That’s normal—it means the decompression is working. But it shouldn’t hurt. If you’re experiencing pain during the session, that’s a sign something needs adjusting, and Dr. Roses will modify the treatment.
Many patients fall asleep during their 20-30 minute sessions. That’s how comfortable it is. After the session, you might feel a bit looser or slightly fatigued—similar to how you’d feel after a good stretch. But you can immediately return to your normal activities. There’s no recovery period.
Most insurance companies do cover spinal decompression therapy when it’s medically necessary. That means you’ve got a diagnosed condition—herniated disc, sciatica, spinal stenosis—that warrants this type of treatment.
We work with most major insurance providers. We’ll verify your coverage before you start treatment so you know what you’re paying upfront. No surprises.
If you don’t have coverage or your plan doesn’t cover the full treatment, payment plans are available. Our goal is to make this accessible—especially when you compare it to surgical costs. You’re looking at a fraction of what surgery would run, with none of the risks or recovery time. Even out-of-pocket, it’s the more affordable option for most Bayfront families.
Yes, if your sciatica is caused by a herniated or bulging disc pressing on the sciatic nerve. That’s the most common cause, and it’s exactly what lumbar traction for sciatica addresses.
The decompression creates negative pressure in the disc, which pulls the herniated material away from the nerve. As that pressure decreases, the inflammation goes down, and the nerve stops sending pain signals down your leg. For many patients, that shooting pain, numbness, and tingling start improving within a few weeks.
Surgery should be a last resort for sciatica. The research shows that conservative treatments like spinal decompression have success rates comparable to surgery—without the risks of infection, failed-back surgery syndrome, or months of recovery. If decompression can resolve your sciatica, you avoid all of that. And for most people in Bayfront dealing with disc-related sciatica, it can.
Cervical traction for neck pain is highly effective for Bayfront residents dealing with herniated cervical discs, degenerative neck conditions, or nerve compression in the upper spine. If you’ve got radiating pain into your shoulders or arms, numbness in your hands, or chronic neck stiffness, cervical decompression addresses the root cause.
It also treats posterior facet syndrome, which is pain from the small joints in your spine. Spinal stenosis—where the spinal canal narrows and compresses nerves—responds well to decompression therapy. Even some cases of failed back surgery syndrome can improve with non-surgical spinal decompression therapy Bayfront patients can access locally.
The key is that your pain stems from a structural issue in your spine—disc problems, nerve compression, stenosis. If that’s what’s going on, spinal traction can help. Dr. Roses will determine that during your assessment. Not every back or neck pain case needs decompression, but when it’s the right tool for your condition, the results speak for themselves.
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