Chad Fishbein, Provo, Utah

I was diagnosed with an 8 mm disc herniation at L-4 in August of 2005.  I had excruciating pain down my left leg and was told that I should consider immediate surgery.  I spoke to my brother, who is a doctor and he advised me to try spinal decompression on the SpineMed Table before a risky operation.

I couldn't find anyone in Utah using this technology. Fortunately, my parents live in Cupertino, close to Palo Alto SpineMED and Dr. Fulanovich, so I made the trip for treatment.

After 2 weeks, I was sleeping without pain and beginning to notice significant improvement in my daily pain levels, an increase in mobility and flexibilty and started to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Having finished the treatment 2 weeks later, I was pain free and excited about the possibility of getting back to skiing and mountain biking again.  I still continue to notice improvement on a daily basis and highly recommend this treatment for anyone with a herniated disc.

David Singer, Menlo Park

I was diagnosed with 2 herniated discs in my lower back and was unable to walk much longer than 20 minutes without my legs going numb. I also had sciatica that was very painful. I had epidural injections and took medications that only gave me temporary relief.

After 3 weeks of treatment on the SpineMED Table, I walked through North Beach, Chinatown and Union Square for nearly four and a half hours without pain or numbness !!!

Needless to say, I'm quite happy with the results and would highly recommend this type of treatment to anyone. SpineMed ROCKS !!!

The staff at Palo Alto SpineMED was helpful and encouraging, but most importantly, my goals and objectives were met. I'm pain free, my numbness is gone and I'm active again !!!

Fred Kaase, Los Gatos

I had a 25 year history of chronic low back pain that turned into an episode of severe back pain and sciatica that went unresolved.

An MRI showed disc bulging, degenerative discs and mild central canal stenosis that was impinging the nerve roots at L-4,5 and L-5, S-1.

It took about two weeks before I was convinced that the treatment on the SpineMed Table was going to be worthwhile and I started to feel the improvement.

Now, I am relatively pain free with the exception of some occasional mild stiffness in the morning that clears up after I've moved around a bit. This also continues to improve.

Disc decompression has worked better than anything I've tried before and I certainly recommend it to anyone with similar problems.

Richard Schmidt MD, Palo Alto

This technology is amazingly comfortable and painless.  During most of my treatment sessions I was so relaxed that I usually dozed off. I would highly recommend it to anyone with a disc problem, sciatica or chronic low back pain, and especially if spinal disc surgery has been recommended.

Elaine McKinley, Redwood City

I've had chonic back pain and sciatica for years, which for the most part has been managed with chiropractic treatment and exercise.

Last August, I aggravated my lower back and went into the most severe episode of pain and sciatica that I'd ever had.  On a scale of 1 to 10, it was a 10+ !  Chiropractic helped somewhat, but this was different.

I had an MRI that showed a large disc bulge at L-4 with moderate spinal canal and foraminal stenosis.

I began spinal decompression on the SpineMed Table and after 1 week I was feeling better than ever.  I had one or two mild flareups during treatment, but when I finished the protocol, I was pain free and have continued to remain that way.

I'd highly recommend this treatment to anyone with a lower back or disc problem who wants to avoid injections, epidurals or a surgical procedure.