Candidacy

Spinal decompression candidacy quiz

Roughly one in three people who ask us for spinal decompression need something else first — and a handful should not be on a traction table at all. Seven questions will tell you which group you are in.

This is an educational tool, not a diagnosis. It can tell you what your answers commonly point to and what to ask about — only an in-person examination can tell you what is actually going on.

Question 1 of 7 · Where the problem is

Where is the pain centered?

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