Spine and extremity nerve pain stem often stem from two irritation sources: mechanical and chemical. Mechanical irritation stems from mechanical nerve compression while chenical irritation stems from chemical inflammation of the spinal cord and its exiting nerves that extends pain out to the arms and legs. Research explains that the degree of pain and disability due to to mechanical irritation depends on the degree of mechanical force on the nerve and further lists chemical inflammatory factors contributing to pain and disability.

The Sfip Technic distraction spine manipulation is a specialized technique used to reduce mechanical nerve compression by lowering disc pressure on the nerve and increasing the size of the nerve opening that the nerve exits from the spine. This narrowing of the nerve openings is called spinal stenosis, and our goal of treatment - and that of certified Sfip Technic practitioners who have gained more focused understanding and hands-on application practice at certification courses - is to reduce that pressure and improve disability and quality of life's activities.