Spinal Decompression vs. Back Surgery: What to Weigh Before You Commit to an Operation

A man and a woman lie face up on separate spinal decompression tables in a therapy room.

Spinal decompression and back surgery both aim to take pressure off a compressed or herniated disc, but they get there in very different ways and carry very different risks. Decompression is non-surgical, gradual, and requires no recovery time, while surgery is a one-time structural fix with real downtime and permanence. For many people in Skillman, […]