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Old 03-07-2011, 11:38 AM #15
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insurance typically does not cover this when it is called spinal decomression therapy and illegal for the doc to call it traction just to get paid
I just looked up "spinal decompression", and as I understand it, they are the same thing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinal_..._decompression

I don't get it - what's the diff? Can someone 'splain me (using small words)?

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