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Non-surgical spinal decompression aimed at the disc problems behind sciatic nerve pain: radiating leg pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness.
Does this sound familiar?
It often starts as a deep ache in the buttock. Then it shoots down the back of your leg, sometimes all the way to the foot. Sitting makes it worse. Standing too long makes it worse. You shift in your chair looking for a position that does not hurt, and there is not one. Maybe your foot tingles, or your leg feels weak on the stairs. That is sciatica, and it is one of the most common reasons patients walk through our door.
What it is
Sciatica means the sciatic nerve, the longest nerve in your body, is being pinched or irritated where it exits your lower spine. The most common cause is a herniated or bulging disc pressing on a nerve root. Spinal stenosis and degenerative disc changes can produce the same leg symptoms. The result is burning or shooting pain down one leg, along with numbness, tingling, or weakness that can make walking, sitting, or sleeping difficult. Because painkillers and rest do not move the disc off the nerve, sciatica has a habit of coming back until the underlying disc problem is addressed.
How we treat it
Our DRX9000 table gently stretches the spine in a precise, computer-controlled cycle. That cycling creates negative pressure inside the disc, which may take pressure off the irritated nerve root and give the disc a chance to retract. Sessions are non-surgical and drug-free, and most patients describe them as painless and relaxing. Decompression is not right for everyone, which is why every patient gets an evaluation with imaging review first. Individual results vary.
Our disc evaluation includes a consultation, x-rays, and a trial treatment, so you leave knowing whether non-surgical spinal decompression fits your case.
Patient stories
Google review · 5 stars
These people are the best. I came in with major sciatica. It would switch from side to side. Came in for my consult and the X-ray showed that my L5 & S1 vertebrae were practically touching. Just over half way point of the protocol and my sciatica has faded away, and my back pain is minimal to non-existent. I started at at pain level 8 now it's 0-2 . Huge difference and mobility difference.
Google review · 5 stars
I've worked in the service industry for 25 yrs. I suffer from deep pain in my hips, lower back & calves, & have bulging discs, siatic nerve pain, & arthritis in my lower back & hips. I saw an add on Facebook for an initial consultation, x-ray & 10 minute treatment session for $21. I went in with an open mind & I left shocked at the results of the Xray, which showed I had lost 50% of the disc cushion between L4, L5 & S1. Dr. Forlini explained everything in detail, showing the x-rays from his patients who had successful results with this program. He did not try to 'sell' me on anything. I purchased a 36 session plan & it was the best $3000 I've spent in a long time. It is definitely worth the money for the outcome I received. I highly recommend this place to anyone who has back or neck issues.
Individual results vary. These are real, unedited Google reviews from our patients.
When sciatica keeps returning, the next step is imaging to help find the cause, then care that targets that cause instead of just the pain. If a herniated or degenerated disc may be pinching the nerve, non-surgical spinal decompression unloads the disc so the nerve gets relief. If the cause is something else, we will tell you what fits your case better.
Often, yes. A herniated disc in the lumbar spine pressing on a nerve root is the most common cause of sciatica. But stenosis, degenerative disc changes, and deep muscle irritation of the nerve can produce the same leg symptoms. An evaluation with imaging review is how we find out which one is driving yours.
Shooting pain down the leg usually means a nerve is being pinched or irritated somewhere between the low back and the foot. The most common source is a lumbar disc herniation pressing on a nerve root. Less common causes include spinal stenosis and deep muscle irritation of the sciatic nerve.
Numbness and tingling follow the same logic as the pain: a nerve is under pressure. A herniated disc is the most frequent culprit, but stenosis and peripheral nerve issues can mimic it. The pattern matters. Which nerve distribution is affected tells us where to look, and imaging confirms it.
It may help, when the sciatica comes from a disc problem. The DRX9000 is the computerized decompression table we use when sciatica may be caused by herniated discs, degenerative discs, or posterior facet syndrome. By creating negative pressure in the disc, decompression takes pressure off the irritated nerve root. In a 2025 review of 267 DRX9000 patient records published in Military Medicine, 90.5 percent of patients reported pain reduction. Individual results vary, and that study was a retrospective chart review with no control group.
Because most sciatica treatments calm the irritated nerve without fixing what is irritating it. Painkillers, muscle relaxers, and even epidural injections wear off, and if the disc is still pressing on the nerve, the symptoms return. Breaking the cycle usually means treating the disc itself.
If your sciatica has lasted more than a few weeks, keeps coming back, or is getting worse, yes. An MRI can show which disc or structure may be pressing on the nerve, which is what determines the right treatment. Bring any imaging you already have to your evaluation and we will review it with you.
Go to the emergency room if you develop loss of bladder or bowel control, numbness in the saddle area, or rapidly worsening leg weakness. Those can signal cauda equina syndrome, which needs immediate surgical evaluation. These are rare, but they are the red flags every sciatica patient should know.
Start with our $21 disc evaluation, or book your appointment directly.