CHIROPRACTIC COX® TECHNIC CREATES VERTEBRAL MOTION &
INCREASED SPINAL CANAL SPACE
Degenerated disc. Spinal stenosis. Back Pain. What do they
have in common…besides pain? Decreased spinal canal area. With disc
degeneration, the disc diminishes, leading to a decreased spinal canal area. With spinal stenosis, a(n) disc
bulge, herniated disc, osteophyte, discal cyst, synovial cyst,
spinal cyst diminishes the the area of the spinal
cancal. A new paper explained
how chiropractic flexion distraction treatment, namely Cox®
Technic spinal manipulation and mobilization, increased
the spinal canal area and created vertebral motions. The new
study just published in January 2023 reported that chiropractic
flexion distraction improved spinal area, height, and
width due
to increased nerve foraminal area. (1)
Such spinal changes
made more space for affected spinal elements like
spinal nerves to move leading to eventual
(though sometimes faster or even immediate
for some patients) back pain relief. Outcomes and published
research like this are the forces behind our using
gentle, safe chiropractic treatment options like Cox® Technic that has research explaining its biomechanical effects on the spine.
Wilson Family Chiropractic invites you to share your degenerated disc and/or spinal
stenosis with us!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Ram Gudavalli, the main researcher in Cox® Technic studies, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
as he details the research behind The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain
Management.
TIP OF THE MONTH: Exercise to Open Lumbar Spinal Canal Area
Back pain sufferers are frequently advised
to perform exercise that strengthen spinal,
gluteal, and core muscles as a way to round out
their in-office chiropractic treatment. Classic lumbar flexion
(Williams) exercises have been standard for a long time, going
back to the 1930s as they limit lumbar
extension while enhancing lumbar flexion, supported by high levels of research evidence. A common
exercise sequence would have a patient lie on the floor, hands at the side, knees bent, then simply tighten abdominal
and gluteal muscles while pushing the spine flat against
the floor. The following exercise would be a knee-chest motion (each single knee
then both knees) exercise. (2) There are more such exercises
in the series, but we’d be excited for
our new Millville back pain patients to begin with these easy
exercises on day 1 (after we go through a complete examinations and establish a treatment plan, of course). Wilson Family Chiropractic
looks forward to meeting you soon and learning more about your spine, degenerated
disc, and/or spinal stenosis and sharing any exercises that may help!
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Have a wonderful February! We anticipate
seeing you and your spine this month!