Welcome to California Back Institute, the first facility in Kern County to obtain a DRS - Distraction Reduction Stabilization Table for treatment of chronic back pain. We have over 85% success rate in treating chronic back pain.

What is DRS Therapy?  

DRS also known as IVDD or InterVertebral Disc Decompression therapy is a proven treatment for the relief of lower back pain.

• DRS Therapy is non-surgical treatments using no injections or invasive procedures.
• The treatment is safe and painless.
• The usual course of therapy includes approximately 20 treatment sessions and is completed in about 6-8 weeks.
• Failed back patients may require additional therapy due to scar tissue.

What does DRS Therapy help?

• Herniated or Bulging Discs
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Posterior Facet Syndrome
• Sciatica
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spinal Arthritis
• Acute or Chronic Back Pain

How does DRS Therapy work?

• DRS therapy can isolate each lumber vertebrae (L1, L2, L3, L4 or L5) and distract the vertebrae surrounding a damaged disc by 5 to 7 mm.
• The treatments provide static, intermittent and cyclic forces on the spine, thereby relieving low back pain.
• During treatment, intradiscal (within the disc) pressure is dropped from positive 25 mm mercury to negative 150 mm mercury. This negative pressure promotes the diffusion (flow) of water, oxygen and nutrients into the disc, thereby re-hydrating the degenerated disc. 
• Repeated decompression promotes retraction of a herniated disc.
• The DRS Therapy can reduce pressure on the vertebral joints; promote retraction and rehabilitation of herniated discs, resulting in back pain relief.

• reduce pressure on the vertebral joints,
• promote retraction of herniated discs,
• promote self healing and rehabilitation of damaged discs, thereby relieving low back pain.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

We also offer extensive physical therapy treatments including:

• Laser medical therapy
• Electrotherapy
• InfraRed Dome, Lamp, Sauna
• Chi machine passive exerciser
• Thumper & Chair massager
• Cervical traction
• TENS unit
• DRS for chronic back pain

OTHER THERAPIES

• Trigger point injections
• Facet joint injections
• Prolotherapy - promotes inflammation & healing
• Hyaluronic acid joint injection
• Sombra, Biofreeze, Arnica Oil
• Pain & Back relief natural anti-inflammatory supplements
• Back & joint brace

DRS Table with patient

Back Exercises

Do these regularly. Start slow and gradually increase as tolerated. Stop if severe pain or unusual symptoms.

PROLOTHERAPY

Prolotherapy is also known as nonsurgical ligament reconstruction,
and is a treatment for chronic pain. The treatment is useful for many different types of musculoskeletal pain, including arthritis, back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia, sports injuries, unresolved whiplash injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic tendonitis, partially torn tendons, ligaments and cartilage, degenerated or herniated discs, TMJ and sciatica.

What is prolotherapy?

First, it is important to understand what the word prolotherapy itself means. "Prolo" is short for proliferation, because the treatment causes the proliferation (growth, formation) of new ligament tissue in areas where it has become weak.

Ligaments are the structural "rubber bands" that hold bones to bones in joints. Ligaments can become weak or injured and may not heal back to their original strength or endurance. This is largely because the blood supply to ligaments is limited, and therefore healing is slow and not always complete. To further complicate this, ligaments also have many nerve endings and therefore the person will feel pain at the areas where the ligaments are damaged or loose.

Tendons are the name given to tissue which connects muscles to bones, and in the same manner tendons may also become injured, and cause pain.

Prolotherapy uses a dextrose (sugar water) solution, which is injected into the ligament or tendon where it attaches to the bone. This causes a localized inflammation in these weak areas which then increases the blood supply and flow of nutrients and stimulates the tissue to repair itself.

Historical review shows that a version of this technique was first used by Hippocrates on soldiers with dislocated, torn shoulder joints. He would stick a hot poker into the joint, and it would then miraculously heal normally. Of course, we don’t use hot pokers today, but the principle is similar—get the body to repair itself, an innate ability that the body has.

How long will it take to complete a course of treatments?

The response to treatment varies from individual to individual, and depends upon one's healing ability. Some people may only need a few treatments while others may need 10 or more. The average number of treatments is 4-6 for an area treated. The best thing to do is get an evaluation by Dr. Deol to see if you are an appropriate candidate.