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Spinal Decompression

Feel Like Yourself Again – Without Surgery or Meds

Discover a gentle, targeted approach to easing tension and restoring freedom of movement.
When your body feels tight, tired and tense — even rest doesn’t feel restful.

If you’ve been feeling like your back, hips or neck are always on edge — stiff in the mornings, sore by 3pm, and never quite right by the time your head hits the pillow — you’re not alone.
For many active people, especially in their 40s and 50s, nagging pain can sneak in slowly… until it starts to define your days.
You’ve tried Physio. You’ve done the stretching. You’ve sat with heat packs and pushed through workouts. But something’s still not right.
And more than anything, you just want to feel like you again — strong, calm, capable.

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💡 What if there was a way to relieve pressure, restore space, and help your body move the way it was designed to?

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Spinal Decompression Therapy is a gentle, non-surgical treatment that uses targeted traction to reduce pressure in the spine and surrounding tissues.
It’s designed to:

  • Help your body relax and reset
  • Improve mobility and flexibility
  • Support better posture and alignment
  • Take tension off areas that feel tight, inflamed or overworked

Each session is tailored to your body and comfort level — no cracking, no “just push through it” discomfort. Just slow, controlled support where your spine needs it most.

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👋 You’re in good hands

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At Greenacre Sports Medicine Clinic, Spinal Decompression Therapy is delivered by trained, experienced practitioners who understand the complexity of pain and the pressures you’re under.

Whether it’s sciatica, nerve irritation, disc issues or “just something that’s been nagging you for years,” we take the time to listen, assess and tailor your care — no assumptions, no rush.

“The team here actually listened. I felt heard, supported, and finally started to understand what was happening in my body.”
— Client feedback from a recent session

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🧘 What to Expect

  • Fully clothed, gentle and non-invasive sessions
  • Each treatment lasts around 20 minutes
  • Most clients describe it as deeply relaxing , like a stretch you didn’t know you needed
  • Suitable for people of all ages, including those managing long-term back tension or chronic pain

Spinal Decompression is not a cure-all. But for many people, it’s a supportive and comfortable way to help their body recover, reset, and move with more ease.

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🔍 What's the First Step? A Professional Assessment Tailored to You

Spinal Decompression Therapy isn’t a one-size-fits-all treatment, and that’s exactly why it works best when it’s personalised.

Before starting any decompression sessions, we begin with a thorough clinical assessment to understand what’s really going on in your body.

We’ll look at your posture, movement patterns, lifestyle factors and health history to determine whether this approach is right for you.

If it’s not? We’ll tell you. And we’ll guide you toward what is right.

But if it is? We’ll create a tailored plan that supports your body’s needs, step by step.

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Faq
  • What does spinal decompression feel like?

    You will feel a gentle pulling sensation as you are being set up and again once the program starts. You will quickly get comfortable with the sensation.

    The technology in the table works with your body through a biofeedback system which stops the table if you are uncomfortable, tensing your muscles, or moving on the table. This means you will not feel any pain during your session.

    Many patients tend to fall asleep during their sessions.

    A small number of patients may experience temporary soreness after the first few sessions due to the changes and the healing process happening to the spine. Your session will be supervised by our clinicians/technicians.

  • What does a spinal decompression session involve?

    Once you are ready to commence with your spinal decompression program, you will be required to attend your sessions in comfortable loose-fitting clothing.

    You will then lay on the table and your clinician/technician will strap you in, your customised program will be entered into the table’s computerised technology. The program will begin and you will be left to relax for approximately 20 minutes.

    A clinician/technician will be close by monitoring you during your session.

  • How long is a spinal decompression program?

    It generally takes 10-12 weeks for a disc injury to respond with spinal decompression.

    It may take longer for more serious and complex injuries.

    Typically you will be required to attend 2-3 times per week for treatment during this time.

    Additional therapies include:

    • Manual hands on therapy to help settle your pain and swelling.
    • A rehabilitation program will be incorporated to help stabilise and strengthen core muscles of the affected region.
    • Supplements will also be recommended to assist your bodies healing process.
  • How many spinal decompression sessions will i need to start feeling better?

    Generally, you will feel a change after your first few sessions, some may take 6 – 8 sessions, and more complex situations may show results by their 20 to 25th session.

    Factors that affect your healing and recovery time frames are:

    • How much inflammation you may have
    • How long you have had the problem
    • How severe the problem is
    • How the pain/injury/trauma has affected your mental health
    • And how well you follow your program

    Every person and their individual experience of their pain is different and unique.

    Due to the complexity of pain and your individual experience of your injury we are unable to give any guarantees regarding how long you may take to get better, nor if you will get better at all.

Spinal Decompression

Spinal decompression therapy, also known as non-surgical spinal decompression, is a practice that utilises spinal decompression tables to relieve pain by creating a scenario in which bulging or herniated disc tissue is able to move back into place and heal, alleviating the pain this condition causes.

Spinal decompression therapy aims to help patients who suffer from debilitating pain due to bulging, degenerating, or herniated discs. It can also be used for the pain management and treatment of many causes of sciatica, injured or diseased spinal nerve roots, and worn spinal joints as well as some failed back surgeries.

The therapy itself works to stretch the spine, using a spinal decompression table, in order to create negative pressure and space within the disc to allow disc fluid to move back into place. This creates an environment in which the disc can receive more nutrients and therefore heal itself more quickly and effectively. The ultimate goal of spinal decompression therapy is to relieve the patient’s chronic back, arm, neck, and/or leg pain, and to heal the source of said pain.

PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE TREATED WITH SPINAL DECOMPRESSION:

The Hill DT spinal decompression table is the most advanced technology and employs sophisticated load sensor technology which constantly measures and monitors the treatment force and patient-resistance of every treatment.
  • Bulging or Herniated Discs
  • Spinal Stenosis (Pinched Nerves)
  • Sciatica (shooting pain down your leg)
  • Disc Degeneration
  • Facet Syndrome (Spinal Arthritis)
  • Spondylosis
  • Pinched Nerves
  • Failed Back Surgery
  • Arm/Leg Pain and Numbness
  • Chronic Neck or Back Pain or stiffness that is not responding to traditional spinal treatment.
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Lower Back Stiffness from Intense Gym Training.
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