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 reduces, leading to a reduced spinal canal area. With spinal stenosis, a(n) disc
bulge, protruding disc, osteophyte, discal cyst, synovial cyst,
spinal cyst reduces the spinal canal area. A newly published paper detailed
how chiropractic flexion distraction treatment, namely Cox®
Technic spinal manipulation and mobilization, expanded
the spinal canal area and produced vertebral motions. The new
study just published in January 2023 reported that chiropractic
flexion distraction enlarged spinal area, height, and
width due
to increased nerve foraminal area. (1)
Such spinal modifications
set the scene for impacted
spinal elements like spinal nerves to ‘breathe’ leading to eventual
(though occasionally faster or even instantaneous
for some patients) back pain relief. Outcomes and published
research like this are the forces behind our choice to use
gentle, safe chiropractic treatment options like Cox® Technic that has research explaining its biomechanical effects on the spine.
Johnson Chiropractic invites you to share your degenerated disc and/or spinal
stenosis with us!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Ram Gudavalli, the guiding researcher in Cox® Technic studies, on The Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson
as he describes 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 regularly advised
to perform exercise that strengthen spinal,
gluteal, and core muscles as a way to enhance
their in-office chiropractic care. Classic lumbar flexion
(Williams) exercises have been the norm 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 typical
exercise series 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 simply tighten abdominal
and gluteal muscles while pushing the spine flat against
the floor. The next would be a knee-chest motion (pulling
one knee to chest then the other knee then both knees to chest) exercise. (2) There are additional such exercises
in the series, but we’d be thrilled for
our new Richmond back pain patients to start with these easy
moves on day 1 (after we examine
your spine and set a treatment plan, of course). Johnson 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!