HillDT spinal decompression in Kennesaw
Decompression that eases off before your muscles guard.
The HillDT is a motorized spinal decompression table built by Hill Laboratories in the United States. A load sensor reads how much your muscles resist the pull and eases off before they guard, so the stretch stays gentle and controlled.
How the HillDT works
You lie on your back on a padded, power-elevating table. For low back treatment, a harness secures your chest and soft straps wrap around the top of your pelvis, with a cushion under your knees to flatten the lower back. For neck treatment, a contoured cradle supports the base of your skull instead.
The table then applies a slow, cycling pull and release. A load sensor measures the force and your body's resistance throughout each cycle. When it senses your muscles starting to tighten, it reduces the pull, then builds back up once they relax. That is the main difference from older traction, which pulls at a fixed force whether your muscles fight it or not.
Targeting a specific disc level
The pelvic section tilts, and the angle changes which part of the lower spine takes the most stretch. For the neck, the cervical cushion tilts to reach the lower discs. The table also stores several treatment protocols, so force, timing and angle can be set to your exam findings and repeated the same way at every visit.
Settings come from your examination and imaging, not from a default program. If your symptoms change, the settings change with them.
Who it is used for
Decompression is most often considered for disc-related problems: herniated and bulging discs, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, pinched nerves, and lingering pain after back surgery when the surgeon agrees it is appropriate.
It is one part of a plan, not the whole plan. Most courses of care pair decompression with Active Rehab & Corrective Exercise and chiropractic adjustments so the gains hold once the visits end.
What the research shows
Studies on motorized decompression report reductions in pain and disability for many people with disc-related low back and neck pain, but most trials are small, and reviews have not shown it to be clearly better than other conservative care over the long term.
We share that picture with you before you start. If decompression is a reasonable option for your exam findings, we will explain why, how many visits to expect and how we will measure whether it is helping.
Sessions and course of care
A session usually runs fifteen to thirty minutes on the table, and most people find it relaxing. A course of care is typically a series of visits over several weeks, with progress checked at set points rather than assumed.
If the numbers are not improving at a check-in, we change the plan or refer you on. Call (770) 509‑9938 to book an examination in Kennesaw and find out whether the HillDT is a fit for you.
Where this equipment does its work
Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression
For discs, not for backs in general.
Disc & Nerve Care Program
One irritated nerve root, treated at its source.
Corrective Chiropractic Care
Restoring movement to joints that stopped moving.
Active Rehab & Corrective Exercise
The part that decides whether it comes back.
Soft Tissue & Myofascial Therapy
Muscle and fascia, worked by hand.
Post-Surgical & Post-Injury Rehabilitation
After the operation, or after the injury.
Senior Mobility & Longevity Care
Mobility is what independence is made of.
What we point it at
Spine & Back
Head, Neck & Jaw
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Book your assessment →What people want to know about it
Most people describe a gentle stretch and find the session relaxing. The load sensor reduces the pull when your muscles begin to tighten, and you can stop the session at any time. Tell us about any sharp pain or new symptoms right away.
Both are motorized decompression tables that cycle between pull and release. The HillDT reads your muscle resistance through a load sensor and adjusts the force as it goes, and it uses a tilting pelvic section to change the angle. The examination decides whether decompression fits you, more than the brand of table does.
Yes. The HillDT has a separate cervical setup that cradles the base of your skull, and the neck cushion tilts to reach the lower discs. Neck treatment starts with the same examination as low back treatment.
It depends on your exam findings, how long you have had symptoms and how you respond. We set check-in points so you can see whether the plan is working before you commit to more visits.
Find out if HillDT decompression fits you
Book an examination at LeadWorks Chiropractic in Kennesaw. We will review your history and imaging and tell you plainly whether decompression makes sense.