A press release I submitted on 03/08/2010

We have been recently informed by several major insurance companies that non-surgical spinal decompression is being covered by health insurance. “This is very exciting news for our patients. Now, we are able to help people with a great therapy that has already helped many people in Cedar Park and Leander, Texas but now we will be able to help many more that have insurance coverage available” stated John Tuggle, D.C. Chiropractor at Wellness & Better Health Chiropractic.
Non-surgical spinal decompression had been used for many years in helping alleviate neck and low back pain associated with disc bulges, disc herniations as well as chronic back pain that have not been helped by other non invasive procedures. The machine used at Wellness & Better Health Chiropractic is a Triton DTS unit made by Chattanooga Systems that has been producing therapy equipment for over 60 years and is considered the industry leader.
Dr. Tuggle stated “ We began using DTS in 2006 in addition to our standard chiropractic therapies and felt it would compliment everything that we had been doing, but would continue to help improve patients that no longer improved from chiropractic or physical therapy. DTS is used by orthopedic surgeons, pain management doctors and chiropractors alike. We really enjoy being able to help people return to the activities they love and now with some insurance companies covering the therapy as it is becoming more integrated into our healthcare model it is definitively a win-win.”
Dr. Tuggle has been practicing gentle chiropractic care in the Austin, Cedar Park and Leander area since 2001 and focuses his care on chronic problems and sports related injuries. He is certified in Graston Technique. Dr. Tuggle re-iterated that DTS therapy is not covered by all insurance companies, but a quick call to his office would determine if a patient’s insurance would cover this treatment.