What is is?
Developed by Dr. Jeff Winternheimer and the Illinois Back Institute, Functional Disc Rehydration is an effective, non-invasive, non-surgical, drug-free back pain treatment that actually reverses disc degeneration and truly provides a stronger, healthier back. It’s a simple approach to making the back healthier without surgery, injections or medications.
How Does It Work?
Healthy discs are flexible, and their nuclei are filled with gel, providing cushions between vertebrae. A herniated disc, or one that has been worn down, has little fluid and becomes “dehydrated.”
Through the use of Functional Disc Rehydration, Dr. Jeff and the Illinois Back Institute aim to take pressure off of vertebral discs, allowing oxygen and nutrients into a disc’s nucleus. He then works on reintegrating and reactivating the muscles by strengthening and stabilizing the spine.
Who Can Benefit?
From professional football players to children, his patients have been successfully treated with this revolutionary approach.
How Was It Created?
Dr. Jeff’s personal quest for back pain relief took him to several back pain experts all over the country. He listened, learned, and drew upon the best information to create the Functional Disc Rehydration treatment.
To validate his technique, Dr. Jeff conducted a study in November 2007 in conjunction with a PAC 10 university medical researcher. The results of this study overwhelmingly prove that Functional Disc Rehydration does indeed help reverse a degenerated disc, thereby ending back pain.
