Flexion-distraction is a slow, controlled, non-twisting technique that gently stretches the lower back to take pressure off an irritated disc and the sciatic nerve. No cracking, no forceful twisting — just measured, repeated motion on a specialised table.
Book online 24/7Dr Norris Leung demonstrating flexion-distraction at Uprise Chiropractic, Byford WA.
When sciatica is being driven by a disc bulge or a compressed lumbar joint, the goal is to create space — gently. Flexion-distraction does exactly that: the table flexes and lengthens the lower spine in small, repeated cycles while we hand-control the segment that needs the most help.
Because it never twists or jolts the spine, it’s one of the more comfortable options for acute flare-ups, disc-related sciatica, and lower-back pain that hasn’t responded to rest. Many patients describe it as a relieving stretch rather than an adjustment.
Flexion-distraction is rarely used on its own. It usually sits inside a wider plan that may include hands-on adjustments, soft-tissue work and home movement. If you came here looking for help with leg pain, start with our sciatica chiropractic care in Byford — flexion-distraction is one of the tools we reach for there.
And if imaging or referral is ever needed, we’ll say so straight away and arrange it. You’ll always know what we found and what comes next.
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