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 shrinks, leading to a reduced spinal canal area. With spinal stenosis, a(n) disc
bulge, herniated disc, osteophyte, discal cyst, synovial cyst,
spinal cyst affects the the area of the spinal
cancal. A new paper detailed
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 stated that chiropractic
flexion distraction increased spinal area, height, and
width due
to increased nerve foraminal area. (1)
Such spinal tranformations
set the scene for impacted
spinal elements like spinal nerves to ‘breathe’ leading to eventual
(though occasionally quicker or even instantaneous
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.
Bring your stenotic spine and/or degenerated disc to Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
for a pain-relieving treatment plan!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Ram Gudavalli, the principal research
investigator 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 often advised
to perform exercise that strengthen spinal,
gluteal, and core muscles as a way to supplement
their in-office chiropractic care. Classic lumbar flexion
(Williams) exercises have been standard for a long time, going
back to the 1930s as they restrict lumbar
extension while improving lumbar flexion, supported by high levels of research evidence. A common
exercise sequence would have a patient lie on the floor, keeping
hands along the side of the body and bending the knees with feet flat on the
floor, then just tighten ab
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 additional such exercises
in the series, but we’d be thrilled for
our new Sitka back pain patients to start with these easy
moves on day 1 (after we go through a complete examinations and establish a treatment plan, of course). Arctic Chiropractic, Sitka
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 look forward to
seeing you and your spine this month!