Read what people are saying about Spinal Decompression:
“Standing Tall”
For many years I had suffered with a very stiff and sore neck. I had great difficulty turning my head to the right and found myself turning my whole body to look at something. I also had a hump on the back of my neck that caused my neck to hang down and forward. I even had trouble with memory loss. I had previously been receiving chiropractic treatments from Dr. Waggoner when he told me about decompression therapy. He spoke very highly of the treatment and its great success so I decided to give it a try. I have experienced wonderful results! My memory is much better, I no longer have any pain in my neck, and my hump is nearly gone! The nurse at the Northern Indiana Back Institute did a great job with my care. I was so relaxed during each treatment I often fell asleep! After receiving decompression therapy my daily work is much easier! I would advise everyone to try decompression therapy if they are a candidate. It works!
~ Amos Miller
“Simply Amazing”
Being a young mother, I had great difficulty taking care of my children and finishing housework due to the amount of pain I was previously experiencing in my low back, shoulders, and neck. I suffered from severe headaches that made it difficult to be happy, enjoy life, and enjoy my children. I had previously tried deep tissue massages and chiropractic adjustments, but however had only temporary relief. I then heard about Decompression Therapy and decided to attend the Northern Indiana Back Institute’s Free Decompression Seminar they hold once a month. The meeting was very informative and from my x-rays it was clearly evident I needed decompression therapy!
After finishing my treatments on my neck and low back I feel AMAZING! My head feels lighter, I can think clearer, and I don’t have any low back pain! I can play with my children on the floor again and finish housework without pain! I would recommend decompression therapy to anyone inquiring because it is simply incredible! The staff at the Northern Indiana Back Institute is very friendly and always tried to do what they could to make me comfortable. Don’t sit around with pain anymore!! I encourage anyone in pain to schedule a free consultation or attend one of their free monthly seminars! It works!
~ Erma Bontrager
“Better Life With Less Pain!”
I was convinced to try decompression therapy when I began to notice that I was unable to turn my neck to the side very far, making it difficult to see safely while backing out of a parking space. I had previously been to a chiropractor for years regarding my neck, which helped quite a bit, however the pain continued to linger. I decided to give decompression therapy a try! After receiving the treatments, I can now turn my neck from side to side without having to turn my whole body. I am also free to do everyday tasks and not have pain in my neck! The staff at the Northern Indiana Back Institute is very friendly and helpful! Decompression therapy has really helped me have a better life with less pain. I can enjoy doing activities again!
~ Jan Cripe
“Enjoying gardening again!”
After years of neck pain I was tired of not being able to sleep comfortably in bed or turn my neck from side to side. I had previously been to a chiropractor and found some relief, but still had quite a bit of pain. Someone recommended decompression therapy to me, so I decided to give it a try. My results are amazing! It is so wonderful to be able to move and sleep without pain! The staff at the Northern Indiana Back Institute is so kind, friendly, and very helpful. I am now able to finish all my household duties and gardening is a lot more fun and easier! I am pain free! Thank you! I would tell anyone with back or neck pain to try decompression therapy. Don’t wait too long! It sure beats surgery!
~ Miriam Nolt
“No pain and thinking clearly!”
After suffering from neck pain and upper back pain for 10-15 years, I felt so horrible and depressed. Everyday I experienced headaches, dizziness, and sometimes even vomiting. I wasn’t able to do my own work anymore and found it very difficult to think or focus. I wasn’t able to be a mom for my family of which was very hard for me. I went to Goshen Hospital for a Cat-Scan and went to three different chiropractors and none of them could tell me what was wrong. I finally decided I would just have to live with the pain.
I then heard of decompression therapy and decided to try it out because I had nothing else to lose. I feel as though this treatment is the GREATEST thing I have ever done for myself. I can think more clearly, actually sleep all night, and wake up in the morning and feel like a new person! I can also go on my daily walks again, ride my bike, and sew without pain! I have energy that I haven’t had for years! It has given me life again! The staff at the Northern Indiana Back Institute is wonderful and caring. They all do a great job and I couldn’t have asked for better assistance. A big THANK YOU to all of you! I would encourage anyone who is in pain to give decompression therapy a try, it is well worth it!
~ Marlene Mast
Current Update and Maintenance Care
…A final update on my on-going success with decompression therapy. I thought I would share a little about some of the activities that I have recently been doing. In August I went to an annual golf outing and was able to play 108 holes of golf in three and a half days, completely pain free without even taking any Aspirin! Recently I closed my swimming pool myself and had a great time going to the Elkhart County Fair, the Blueberry Festival, and the Venetian Festival. I was able to stand, walk, and enjoy the things that I used to take for granted. This may not seem like much to most people, but if you suffered as I did for so many years, it has been fantastic!
Currently I am doing maintenance care on my low back and have recently started decompression therapy on my neck. I am looking forward to a successful outcome and pain free lifestyle! I would like to take time to thank the staff for their care and professionalism that they have shown me!
~ Les Eads
“Pain free and loving it!”
Before beginning Decompression Therapy with the Northern Indiana Back Institute I was always in pain and unable to stand up straight from a sitting position. Pain caused everyday tasks to become extremely difficult, such as vacuuming. I also love playing golf and retrieving the golf ball from the hole was a very hard thing for me to do. I had previously tried sacroiliac shots and regular chiropractic adjustments, but found no relief in either of those treatments.
My overall impression of the results I have experienced with Decompression therapy at the Northern Indiana Back Institute are very favorable. The staff couldn’t be more friendly and helpful. They are very well trained and efficient. After completing Decompression Therapy, I am now able to get out of a car or off a chair and stand up straight pain free. I have also improved my golf game and find it much easier to finish a full round of golf. If someone was inquiring about Decompression Therapy I would say seriously consider the treatments! They have really helped me and it’s like you’re a new person when you are finally pain free!
~ Jean Vander Reyden
"Walking Without My Cane!"
I forgot what life was like without pain, due to the severe pain in my low back and legs over the years. I had a difficult time trying to sit down because of the pain and was unable to lie in bed at night. I had no social life because I didn’t want anyone to see how much pain I was in and how badly it affected my everyday life. I continued to work, but found it very hard daily to keep going. My moods were terrible and I always found myself angry, depressed, or upset about anything and everything.
I went to my family doctor in search for pain relief. He prescribed pain pills, which I faithfully took everyday for five years. Eventually, the pain pills did not even touch my pain. So, I then decided to try cortisone shots. I had a series of three shots and had temporary relief, but the pain slowly came back. I was at a loss. I had no idea what to do next because I did not want to have surgery.
One day I saw an ad in the paper advertising decompression therapy, I quickly made a call to check it out and found myself in the office of The Northern Indiana Back Institute shortly there after. I was desperate to try anything, so I gave decompression therapy a try. I have not regretted it since! I have NO PAIN and finally simply happy to be alive. My moods are better, my attitude is better, and every day just keeps getting better and better!
My overall impression of the Northern Indiana Back Institute is excellent. Not only is the staff very friendly, kind, and caring, but truly care about you as a person and are willing to take the time to listen. The staff helped me get through this difficult time emotionally and physically! I am now walking better than I ever have, WITHOUT my cane. I am standing straight and now able to look my wife square in the eyes, whereas I couldn’t before! I am able to sit down at my job and able to sit in the car all day when traveling with no pain! For someone inquiring about decompression therapy I would definitely say, try it. You will truly be happy with the results and not regret it one bit!
~ Carroll Fritz
"Better All The Time!"
For the past 40 years I have suffered with chronic back pain, which became increasingly worse within the last 10 years causing severe pain. I felt as though I wouldn’t ever live without pain. I know I was more irritable due to the pain. It was constant and always on my mind. Some nights I hardly ever slept at all. I had previously had chiropractic treatments on my back for the past 15 years, which would help for a couple of days; however the pain would always come back. Upon no relief from the previous chiropractor, I decided to see a spinal orthopedic doctor who recommended spinal injections. I had a series of three injections of which each injection provided about two weeks worth of relief, but the pain would always return. I began to worry about taking too many steroids and the effect it would have on my body. The spinal orthopedic doctor then recommended surgery, but I didn’t want to go down that path. The doctor then prescribed Percocet and Vicodin for the pain. The pain medicine didn’t even touch my pain. As a last resort, I decided to try spinal decompression therapy with the Northern Indiana Back Institute. Since decompression therapy was a fairly new procedure I was a little skeptical, but I thought it was worth a try. As soon as I finished my first treatment I began to feel some relief and it just kept getting better from there! It took some time and a lot of patience but it worked! The Northern Indiana Back Institute took plenty of time to review my x-rays and explain what needed to be done. The staff was very honest, friendly, and was always sympathetic to my pain.
I am now undergoing my maintenance program where I come every two weeks for a whole year. I can do more housework and more importantly can now play with my grandson! Now I am a much happier person because I don’t have to deal with or think about the pain. And with my maintenance program, I continue to get better and better all the time! I would highly recommend decompression therapy to anyone inquiring. The relief from pain is worth the cost. I am enjoying life more and more now!
~ Dorcas Steider
"More Than Pleased!"
I am more than pleased with the results that I received from Decompression Therapy at the Northern Indiana Back Institute! I had previously been experiencing chronic low back pain, as well as pain down my left leg. I often had to sit down to ease the pain in my back. I was so tired of the constant pain that I had a series of three cortisone injections in my low back, but had no results from the procedure. So I decided to try decompression Therapy. I have found the staff at the Northern Indiana Back Institute to be very honest, friendly, and professional. With the wonderful results I have received from Decompression Therapy, I can now stand on my feet for longer periods of time without pain! I would highly recommend Decompression Therapy to anyone with low back or neck pain!
~ Nadene Henry
"Do What Works Best: Decompression Therapy!"
Before discovering decompression therapy I had numbness in my legs, a constant dull ache in my low back, and debilitating low back and leg pain that made me unable to perform my job or even live my life. The pain symptoms I experienced daily limited my job performance and caused me to withdraw from personal relationships and activities. I was drawn to any type of treatment that would hopefully alleviate the pain. I tried cortisone injections into my disc, physical therapy, and lots of pain medicine, but found only temporary relief.
The one word that I would use to describe my experience with the Northern Indiana Back Institute is “miraculous”! I had begun to think that I would have to live out the rest of my life with terrible debilitating pain, as surgeons said I was not a surgical candidate, yet I was in extreme pain! The staff at the Northern Indiana Back Institute is very professional, well educated, kind, caring, and completely wonderful!
After completing decompression therapy, I can finally work out again without pain, I can work all day as a hairdresser with no pain, I can actually go out to dinner, and I can sit for longer periods without having to get up and walk around every 15 minutes because of the pain! To anyone who is inquiring about decompression therapy with the Northern Indiana Back Institute I would simply say avoid everything that provides only temporary relief and go and do what works best: Decompression Therapy!
~ Laura Yoder
"Avoided Back Surgery!"
Life presents many challenges to each and every person. For years, I have dealt with low back and leg pain. I was diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease in the Lumbar region 15 years ago. Since then I have been on a journey seeking multiple remedies in an effort to avoid back surgery.
I’ve tried countless pain management procedures, including, spinal injections, medications, TENS unit, physical therapy, all with little or no results. I continued to be in severe pain that significantly limited my daily activities.
After visiting a local Chiropractor, Dr. Terrance Waggoner, he recommended me for Spinal Decompression treatments. I was pleasantly surprised that the treatments are painless and very relaxing. To my delight, I’m experiencing a return of flexibility, increased range of motion and marked decrease in back and leg pain.
I lead a very busy life and Spinal Decompression has positively impacted the quality of my life. A big thank you to Northern Indiana Back Institute.
~Mary Olson
"Just Do It!"
My overall impression of the results I have experienced with the decompression therapy at the Northern Indiana Back Institute is very positive. I had constant pain from two slipped discs in my lower back that caused sciatic pain to go down my right leg. After Decompression Therapy, I can now walk again without pain, cross my legs without pain, and sleep again without pain. Overall, I have a lot less aches and pains. The staff at the Northern Indiana Back Institute is very professional and well trained and they were able to answer all of my questions. If you are thinking about decompression therapy at Northern Indiana Back Institute, I say just do it! You will only improve your situation no matter what your problems are!
~ Sharon Miller
"Sleeping In Bed Again!"
After dealing with chronic pain in my neck, shoulders, and hand for years, I decided to do something about it. My neck and shoulders were very painful and my hand would fall asleep constantly. I was unable to sleep lying down and had to sit up to sleep at night. I was also having a lot of difficulty gripping a pen or a pencil. I was first skeptical of decompression therapy, but decided to give it a try. I was amazed at my results! I no longer have neck, shoulder, or hand pain and my hand rarely ever falls asleep anymore. I can now sleep lying down and I have no pain when I write!
The staff at the Northern Indiana Back Institute is very professional and caring. I would highly recommend anyone to try decompression therapy. It can be uncomfortable at times and there may be times when it gets worse before it gets better, but it is definitely worth it!
~ Ronda Lambright
“The Right Choice!”
For as long as I can remember, I have experienced intense pain in my lower back, hip, and leg, as well as into my neck, shoulders, and down both arms. I also had constant tingling into my arms and hands that made it difficult to complete my daily work and sleep at night. Walking for me was very painful and very limiting. After years of pain I decided to try chiropractic adjustments, deep muscle massages, and ice packs. Of which seemed to help temporarily, but did not get rid of the pain. Everything changed after I decided to try Decompression Therapy with the Northern Indiana Back Institute. I feel 100% healed after having Decompression therapy on both my neck and low back! I have no pain AT ALL and have increased range of motion back in my low back and neck. Life is such a blessing without pain!
The staff at the Northern Indiana Back Institute is wonderful and very caring. Each staff member is friendly and very helpful; their patients become their friends! After decompression therapy I am now able to go on daily walks and continue my daily work pain free! Many facilities may have a decompression table, but the Northern Indiana Back Institute is the most experienced and truly understands how to work with a patient to get them better! I am so happy I chose their facility! I would encourage anyone to try this treatment! It may take some time, but you won’t regret it!
~Mary Otto
“It Works!”
I had experienced unbearable pain that felt as if I was being stabbed by knives in my neck, back, and legs for years. I couldn’t move my neck or hardly take a step without pain. I could barely walk for almost two months after falling on ice. Every step made me cry and scream in pain. I couldn’t stand or sit for long periods of time and had terrible pain when trying to lie in bed at night. I went to my medical doctor, where he prescribed pain pills and muscle relaxants, but nothing seemed to help!
I heard about Decompression Therapy with the Northern Indiana Back Institute and decided to start after attending one of their seminars. I have come from hardly being able to walk and thinking I would be in a wheel chair my whole life, to using a walker, and now only a cane! I hope to one day soon be able to get rid of the cane as well! The staff at NIBI is wonderful and caring. They are always helpful and concerned with how I am feeling. I love and appreciate them all!
I am now able to take a shower, complete housework, walk, and get in and out of a car without pain! I would tell anyone to try Decompression Therapy! “Go for it, it works!”
~Sally Goon
“A Better Quality of Life!”
After 20 years of headaches, severe neck pain, limited range of motion in my neck, severe hip pain, and numbness down both legs, I was TIRED! I decided there was something else out there I had to try. I had gotten to the point where the pain was hindering my quality of life. My hip and leg also affected my walking, ability to go up and down stairs, and sitting. I had been taking muscle relaxants that were prescribed by my medical doctor in addition to 10-12 ibuprofen a day just to cope, but it wasn’t helping at all. I heard about decompression therapy and decided to see if it could help!
After Decompression Therapy I now have a quality of life that allows me to live pain free! The headaches are gone and I’m able to walk and climb stairs with the greatest of ease! More importantly, I have been able to enjoy my grandchildren again and a quality of life I’ve missed out on for years. I am now able to complete every day household activities, work, focus on our ministry, exercise, and simply enjoy life again! Decompression Therapy is a wonderful alternative to surgery. I found it to be a non-invasive answer to pain I had dealt with for many years. Not only did I find it to give great relief but also very therapeutic!
~ Pat Harris
“I Have My Life Back!”
For many years I have experienced constant stiffness and severe pain in my neck, upper back, and shoulders. The pain I experienced affected every aspect of my life, from cleaning my house to playing with my grandchildren. The pain got so severe that I didn’t even feel like I had a life because I was so limited in my daily activities. I started regularly visiting a chiropractor for my pain, which provided some relief, but did not seem to permanently get rid of all the pain. I then heard about the Northern Indiana Back Institute and thought I would try Decompression Therapy.
Decompression Therapy has given me my life back! I can engage in regular daily activities without any pain such as ironing, working in my garden, and even sleeping! The staff at the Northern Indiana Back Institute is very caring and is truly concerned for you and would do anything to help you find relief! I would recommend Decompression Therapy to anyone and would say “definitely go for it!”
~Nancy Schwartz
“Give It A Try!”
Visiting Chiropractor after Chiropractor for leg, arm, hand, neck pain, and numbness with no relief got to be very discouraging! The symptoms I was experiencing started affecting my daily life in that walking and sitting became very difficult and painful. A family member told me about Decompression Therapy with the Northern Indiana Back Institute, so I thought I would give it a try!
Mid-way through my Decompression Therapy I started to notice the majority of my symptoms diminishing. After finishing my Decompression Therapy I no longer have leg, neck, arm, or hand pain and rarely ever experience any numbness! The staff is really great and is committed to work with you until your pain is gone! I can now walk and sit for longer periods without severe pain! I would tell anyone who is in severe pain and looking for some relief to “give it a try!”
~Nyla Thilman
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How do I get started?
Contact our institute headquarters at (574) 293-0800 to schedule an initial consultation with Dr. Schneider or Dr. Waggoner to determine your individual situation. Medical Evaluation and Diagnostic testing procedures may be performed prior to beginning any treatment in order to determine the most effective process. After carefully studying your case history and exam findings, Dr. Schneider or Dr. Waggoner will sit down and explain their findings to you and let you know if you are a candidate for this breakthrough treatment. After answering any questions you may have about the recommended plan, you may begin your care.
